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| photo by Mr. hana-pon | photo by Mr. hana-pon |
| October 2006 at forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
October 2006 at forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Gastrodieae |
| Subtribe | Gastrodiinae |
| Scientific name | Gastrodia verrucosa Blume |
| Synonyms | Gastrodia confusa Honda & Tuyama; Gastrodia holttumii Carr |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yatsushiro-ran (ヤツシロラン, 八代蘭 [meaning: Yatsushiro City orchid]), akizaki-yatsushiro-ran (アキザキヤツシロラン, 秋咲八代蘭 [meaning: Autumn flowering Yatsushiro City orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Ogasawara Islands, Shikoku, Kyush, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Malaysia, Indonesia | |
| Habitat | Mountane wet evergreen forest. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Stems 3.5-10cm long. Leaves none. flowers dark brown calyx tube ca. 11mm long and ca. 8mm wide, petals ca. 3-4mm long, flowering in October. Fruits 3-4cm long. Terrestrial. Mycorrhizae plants. |
| Reference | Gastrodia verrucosa Blume |
| Note | Rare species. |
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| photo by Mr. hana-pon | photo by Mr. hana-pon |
| October 2006 at forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
October 2006 at forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
