Eria ovata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Podochilaeae
Subtribe Eriinae
Scientific name Eria ovata Lindley
Synonyms Eria bidentata Nakai; Eria luchuensis Yatabe; Eria nudicaulis Hayata; Eria ovata Lindley var. retroflexa (Lindley) Garay & Sweet
Common name (Japanese common name) ryukyu-sekkoku (リュウキュウセッコク, 琉球石斛 [meaning: Okinawa sekkoku (sekkoku = Dendrobium moniliforme)]), fusinashi-osaran (フシナシオサラン, 節無筬蘭 [meaning joint-less osa-ran (osa-ran = Eria japonica)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa (Ishigaki Island, Iriomote Island)
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Hanitat Evergreen forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Bulbs 10-20cm long. Leaves 12-17cm long, ca. 3-4cm wide. Flowers pale yellow ca. 2-2.5cm across, inflorescences 10-25cm long, flowering in June to July. Epiphyte on old trees or rocks. Perennial plants.
Reference Eria ovata Lindl.
Eria ovata Lindl.
Note Rare species.



July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden
July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden
July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden



July 2009
at Koishiwaka Botanical Garden