Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Tropidieae |
Scientific name | Tropidia angulosa (Lindley) Blume |
Synonyms | Cnemidia angulosa Lindley; Cnemidia semilibera Lindley; Decaisnea angulosa (Lindley) Wallich; Govindooia nervosa Wight; Tropidia barbeyana Schlechter; Tropidia bellii Blatter & McCann; Tropidia calcarata Ames; Tropidia govindovii Blume; Tropidia semilibera (Lindley) Blume |
Common name | (Japanese common name) akou-nettai-ran (アコウネッタイラン, 阿猴熱帯蘭 [meaning: A-Kau tropical orchid (A-Kau is an old name of Pyington County in Taiwan)]) |
(Chinese common name) kuo ye zhu jing lan (闊葉竹茎蘭) | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Bhutan, India | |
Habitat | Evergreen tree forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=57 |
Description | Plants ca. 15-45cm tall. Leaves 1-4, 5-10cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Inflorescence 3-6cm long. Flowers 2-10, white, lip 5mm long, flowerting in May to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Tropidia angulosa (Lindley) Blume |
Tropidia angulosa (Lindl.) Blume | |
Tropidia angulosa (Lindl.) Blume | |
Tropidia somai |
July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |