Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Vandeae |
Subtribe | Aeridinae |
Scientific name | Sedirea japonica (Reichanbach f.) Garay & H.R. Sweet |
Synonyms | Aerides japonica Linden & Reichenbach f.; Angraecum japonicum Linden |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nago-ran (ナゴラン, 名護蘭 [meaning: Nago orchid (Nago = Nago mountain locationg in Okinawa)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Izu peninsula, west of Kyoto), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Korea | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=38 |
Description | Leaves evergreen, 8-15cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide. Flowers inflorescences 5-20cm long, pale green (merely white) sepals each 11-13mm long, flowering in June to August. Growing epiphyte on evergreen broad leafe trees. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Sedirea japonica (Rchb.f.) Garay & H.R.Sweet |
Sedirea japonica (Rchb. f.) Garay & H.R. Sweet | |
Sedirea japonica (H. G. Reichenbach) Garay & H. R. Sweet | |
Sedirea japonica (Rchb. f.) Garay & H. R. Sweet | |
Sedirea japonica (L. Linden & Rchb. f.) Garay & H.R. Sweet 1974 | |
Effects of the Fruit Juices on the germination and early growth of Sedirea japonica seedlings (Department of Bioproduction) | |
Note | Photo at Nagoya Dome is that of an orchid (Aerides japonica 'Fumi') which was cultivated by Mr. Hirokazu Okada and displayed at the Orchid Show 2007 in Nagoya Dome (Nagoya City, Japan). |
May 2009 at my home |
April 2006 at my home |
March 2007 at Nagoya Dome |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Kochi Prefecture Makino Botanical Garden |
April 2009 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |