Gastrochilus japonicus




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
Subtribe Aeridinae
Scientific name Gastrochilus japonicus (Makino) Schlechter
Synonyms Gastrochilus dasypogon auct., non (J. E. Smith) Kuntze: S. S. Ying; Gastrochilus holttumianus S. Y. Hu & Barretto; Saccolabium japonicum Makino; Saccolabium taiwanianum sensu S. S. Ying (1977), non (Hayata) Tang & F. T. Wang
Common name (Japanese common name) kasi-no-ki ran (カシノキラン, 樫木蘭 [meaning: oak tree orchid])
(Chinese common name) huang song pen ju lan (黄松盆距兰)
(English common name) yellow pine orchid
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China (Hong Kong), Taiwan
Habitat Evergreen tree forest
Chromosomal number 2n=30, 38, 40
Description Stem 1-4cm long. Leaves 5-15, 3-6cm long, 6-15mm wide. Flowers pale green or yellow side sepals ca. 4mm, flowering in July to August. Growing epiphyte on trunk of trees. Perennial plants.
Reference Gastrochilus japonicus (Makino) Schltr.
Gastrochilus japonicus (Makino) Schlechter
Gastrochilus japonicus (Makino) Schltr.
Gastrochilus japonicus (Makino) Schltr. 1913



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December 2011
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December 2011
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Comparision


left: Gastrochilus somae
right: Gastrochilus japonicus
December 2011
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