Gastrodia verrucosa




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.



photo by Mr. hana-pon photo by Mr. hana-pon
October 2006
at forest in Wakayama Prefecture
October 2006
at forest in Wakayama Prefecture