Kuhlhasseltia nakaiana




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranichideae
Subtribe Goodyerinae
Scientific name Kuhlhasseltia nakaiana (F. Maekawa) Ormerod
Synonyms Vexillabium boreale F. Maekawa; Vexillabium fissum F. Maekawa; Vexillabium inamii Ohwi; Vexillabium nakaianum F. Maekawa; Vexillabium yakushimense (Tamamoto) F. Maekawa var. nakaianum (F. Maekawa) T. B. Lee
Common name (Japanese common name) hau-un-ran (ハクウンラン, 白雲蘭 [meaning: Mt. Haku-un orchid]), oh-hau-un-ran (オオハクウンラン, 大白雲蘭 [meaning: large Mt. haku-un orchid])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Ogasawara Island, Kyushu (Ohita Prefecture)
(Other nations) Korea
Habitat Mountane wet forest.
Chromosomal number 2n=26
Description Plants electing 8-13cm tall (including inflorescences). Leaves 5-13mm long, 5-12mm wide. Flowers white lips 4-5mm wide, flowerting in July to August. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Kuhlhasseltia nakaiana (F.Maek.) Ormerod
Vexillabium fissum F. Maek.
Note  Rare species.
Photos below at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house are those of an orchd which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his green house.



July 2009
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause
July 2009
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause



September 2009
at subalpine forest
September 2009
at subalpine forest
September 2009
at subalpine forest



September 2009
at subalpine forest