Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Tropidieae |
Scientific name | Tropidia nipponica Masamune |
Synonyms | Tropidia angulosa (Lindley) Blume var. nipponica (Masamune) S. S. Ying |
Common name | (Japanese common name) yakushima-nettai-ran (ヤクシマネッタイラン, 屋久島熱帯蘭 [meaning: Yakushima Island tropical orchid]) |
(Chinese common name) zhu jing lan (竹茎蘭) | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan | |
Habitat | Evergreen tree forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants ca. 10-30cm tall. Leaves 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 nipponica Masamune |
Tropidia nipponica Masam. | |
Tropidia nipponica Masam.1929 | |
Tropidia nipponica Masam. | |
Note | Photos below are those of an orchids which was cultivated by Mr. Masakuni Odakura and displayed at a lecture in Meiji University, Tokyo. |
June 2011 at Meiji University |
June 2011 at Meiji University |
June 2011 at Meiji University |