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| May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Malaxideae |
| Scientific name | Oberonia japonica (Maximovicz) Makino |
| Synonyms | Malaxis japonica Maximovicz; Oberonia falcata auct., non King & Pantling; Oberonia formosana Hayata; Oberonia insularis Hayata; Oberonia japonica (Maximovicz) Makino forma major Makino; Oberonia japonica (Maximovicz) Makino forma rubriflora Honda; Oberonia japonica (Maximovicz) Makino forma viridescens Makino; Oberonia makinoi Masamune |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yoraku-ran (ヨウラクラン, 瓔珞蘭 [meaning: yoraku orchid (yoraku = an ornament which is used in Buddhism temple)]) |
| (Chinese common name) xiao ye yuan wei lan (小葉鳶尾蘭) | |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (south of Miyagi Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
| Description | Leaves 4-10, each 1-3cm long, 2-5mm wide. Flowers yellow, red (forma rubriflora) or green (forma viridescens) ca. 1mm across, inflorescences 2-8cm long, flowerting in April to June. Ephiphyte on trunk of old trees. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Oberonia japonica (Maxim.) Makino |
| Oberonia japonica (Maximowicz) Makino | |
| Oberonia japonica (Maxim.) Makino | |
| Oberonia japonica (Maxim.) Makino 1877 | |
| Note | Photo A below is that of an orchids which was cultivated by Mr. Masakuni Odakura and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu. |
| Photo B below is that of an orchids which was cultivated by Mr. Yuichi Toda and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu. |
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| May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
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| February 2010 at my home |
February 2010 at my home |
