Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Cranichideae |
Scientific name | Goodyera pendula Maximovicz |
Synonyms | Epipactis pendula (Maximovicz) A. A. Eaton, non C. Thomas; Peramium pendulum (Maximovicz) Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) (ツリシュスラン, 吊繻子蘭 [meaning: pendant satin orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan | |
Habitat | Mountane wet forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
Description | Leaves 2-4cm long, 5-10mm wide. Stems bowing 10-20cm long. Flowers sepals ca. 4mm long, flowering in August. Epiphyte on tree trunks or lithophyte on rocks. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Goodyera pendula Maxim. (Orchidaceae), A Neglected Species in the Flora of Taiwan |
Note | Condition of taking photos was very bad. The orchid below was cultivated in a orchid room where every ordinary visitor was not permitted to enter in. I took these photos thurough thick and a little bit dirty glass window. |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
August 2008 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at my home |