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| May 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause |
May 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause |
May 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Vandeae |
| Subtribe | Aeridinae |
| Scientific name | Vanda lamellata Lindley |
| Synonyms | Vanda amiensis Masamune & Segawa; Vanda clitellaria Reichenbach f.; Vanda cumingii Lindley ex Paxton; Vanda vidalii Boxall; Vanda yamiensis Masamune & Segawa |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kohtoh-hisui-ran (コウトウヒスイラン, 紅頭翡翠蘭 or 紅頭嶼翡翠蘭 [meaning: Botel Tobago Island jade orchid]) |
| (Chinese common name) ya mei wan dai lan (雅美萬代蘭) | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines | |
| Habitat | Mountane wet forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=42, 46 |
| Description | Stems 30-70cm long. Leaves ca. 12-30cm long, ca. 1-2cm wide. Flowers inflorescences ca. 20-30cm long, flowering in April. Epiphyte on sunny tree trunks or lithophyte on rocks. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Vanda lamellata Lindl. |
| Vanda lamellata Lindley | |
| Vanda lamellata Lindley 1838 | |
| Note | Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his greenhause. |
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| May 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause |
May 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause |
May 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause |
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| May 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause |
