Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Malaxideae |
Scientific name | Oberonia variabilis Kerr |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) ohba-yoraku-ran (オオバヨウラクラン, 大葉瓔珞蘭 [meaning: large leaved yoraku orchid (yoraku = an ornament which is used in Buddhism temple)]) |
(Chinese common name) mi bao yuan wei lan (密苞鳶尾蘭) | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Izu Islands, Kii Peninsular), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 4-10, each 1-3cm long, 5-8mm wide. Flowers orange, ca. 1mm across, inflorescences 2-8cm long, flowerting in April to June. Ephiphyte on trunk of old evergreen trees. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Oberonia variabilis Kerr |
Oberonia variabilis Kerr | |
Oberonia variabilis Kerr 1927 |
June 2010 at my home |
June 2010 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |