Family | Orchidaceae |
Subamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Gastrodieae |
Subtribe | Gastrodiinae |
Scientific name | Gastrodia verrucosa Blume |
Synonyms | Gastrodia confusa Honda & Tuyama; Gastrodia holttumii Carr |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yatsushiro-ran (ヤツシロラン, 八代蘭 [meaning: Yatsushiro City orchid]), akizaki-yatsushiro-ran (アキザキヤツシロラン, 秋咲八代蘭 [meaning: Autumn flowering Yatsushiro City orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Ogasawara Islands, Shikoku, Kyush, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Malaysia, Indonesia | |
Habitat | Mountane wet evergreen forest. |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Stems 3.5-10cm long. Leaves none. flowers dark brown calyx tube ca. 11mm long and ca. 8mm wide, petals ca. 3-4mm long, flowering in October. Fruits 3-4cm long. Terrestrial. Mycorrhizae plants. |
Reference | Gastrodia verrucosa Blume |
Note | Rare species. |
photo by Mr. hana-pon | photo by Mr. hana-pon |
October 2006 at forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
October 2006 at forest in Wakayama Prefecture |