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 |
March 2009 at my home |
March 2009 at my home |
February 2009 at an Orchid Nursery |