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| July 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Vandeae |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae |
| Scientific name | Taeniophyllum glandulosum Blume |
| Synonyms | Sarcochilus aphyllus Makino; Taeniophyllum aphyllum (Makino) Makino; Taeniophyllum chitouensis S. S. Ying; Taeniophyllum khasianum J. Joseph & Yoganarsimha; Taeniophyllum sciaphilum Schlechter; Taeniophyllum tjibodasanum J. J. Smith; Taeniophyllum usneoides Schlechter; Taeniophyllum viride Carr |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kumo-chidori (クモラン, 蜘蛛蘭 [meaning: spider orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia | |
| Habitat | Forest. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown. |
| Description | Roots 2-3cm long, 1-2mm wide. Leaves none. Scapes 4-7mm long. Flowers pale green ca. 2mm long, flowering in May to June. Seeds 4-5mm long. Epiphyte on branch of old trees. Perrenial plants. |
| Reference | Taeniophyllum glandulosum Blume |
| Taeniophyllum glandulosum Blume | |
| Note | Photo below is that of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his green house. |
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| July 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
