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March 2009 at my home |
February 2009 at an Orchid Nursery |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Vandeae |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae |
| Scientific name | Thrixspermum japonicum (Miquel) Reichenbach f. |
| Synonyms | Sarcochilus japonicus Miquel |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kaya-ran (カヤラン, 榧蘭 [meaning: kaya leaved orchid (kaya = Torreya nucifera)]) |
| (Chinese common name) xiao ye bai dian lan (小葉白点蘭) | |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Trunk of evergreen trees |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=36, 38 |
| Description | Stems 3-7cm long. Leaves 10-20 pairs, each 2-4cm long, 4-6mm wide. Flowers pale yellow perianths ca. 7-8mm, flowerting in March to May. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Thrixspermum japonicum (Miq.) Rchb. f. |
| Thrixspermum japonicum (Miquel) H. G. Reichenbach | |
| Thrixspermum japonicum (Miq.) Rchb. f. | |
| Thrixspermum japonicum (Miq.) Rchb. f. 1878 |
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| March 2009 at my home |
March 2009 at my home |
February 2009 at an Orchid Nursery |
