Staurochilus luchuensis

Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Epidendroideae
Tribe	Vandeae
Subtribe	Aeridinae
Scientific name	Staurochilus luchuensis (Rolfe) Fukuyama
Synonyms	Stauropsis luchuensis Rolfe; Cleisostoma ionosma Hayata, non Lindley; Cleisostoma ionosmum Hayata, non Lindley forma lutschuense Makino; Pomatocalpa luchuense (Rolfe) Tang & F. T. Wang; Trichoglottis ionosma auct. non J. J. Smith; Trichoglottis ionosma (Lindley) J. J. Smith var. luchuensis (Rolfe) S. S. Ying; Trichoglottis ionosmum Hayata; Trichoglottis luchuensis (Rolfe) Garay & H. R. Sweet; Vandopsis luchuensis (Rolfe) Schlechter
Common name	(Japanese common name) iriomote-ran (イリオモテラン, 西表蘭 [meaning: Iriomote Island orchid])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Okinawa
	(Other nations) Taiwan
Chromosomal number	2n=38
Description	Plants 20-70cm tall. Leaves 10-18cm longs. Flowers petals 1.7cm long. Epiphyte. Perennial plants.
Reference	Staurochilus luchuensis (Rolfe) Fukuyama
	Staurochilus luchuensis (Rolfe) Fukuy.
	Staurochilus luchuensis (Rolfe) Fukuy. 1942
Note	Rare species.
	Many authors have argued that Staurochilus luchuensis (Rolfe) Garay et Sweet is a same species as Trichoglottis ionosma (Lindley) J. J. Smith, while some authors have discussed that Staurochilus luchuensis (Rolfe) Garay & Sweet has different shaped lip petals from the same of Trichoglottis ionosma (Lindley) J. J. Smith.
	Trichoglottis ionosma (Lindley) J. J. Smith occurs only in Philippines.
	Photos below at Tokyo Dome are those of an orchid (Trichoglottis ionosma 'Mihama') which was cultivated by Mr. Takashi Suzuki and displyaed at the World Orchid Show 2007 in Tokyo Dome (Tokyo, Japan).

February 2007 at Tokyo Dome	February 2007 at Tokyo Dome	February 2007 at Tokyo Dome

February 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden	February 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden	February 2007 at Kyoto Botanical Garden