Luisia teres




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Vandeae
Subtribe Aeridinae
Scientific name Luisia teres (Thunberg) Blume
Synonyms Epidendrum teres Thunberg; Luisia botanensis Fukuyama; Luisia fauriei Schlechter; Luisia megasepala Hayata; Luisia teres (Thunberg) Blume var. botanensis (Fukuyama) T. P. Lin
Common name (Japanese common name) bou-ran (ボウラン, 棒蘭 [meaning: stick orchid]), munin-bou-ran (ムニンボウラン, 無人棒蘭 [meaning: Ogasawara Islands stick orchid]), takasago-bou-ran (タカサゴボウラン,高砂棒蘭 [meaning: Taiwan stick orchid])
(Chinese common name) cha chun chai zi gu (叉唇釵子股)
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kinki region), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Forest, seaside
Chromosomal number 2n=38
Description Stems 10-40cm long, 3-4mm across. Leaves 6-12cm long, 3-4mm across. Flowers 1-5, sepals 8-10mm long, green petals 10-13mm long, dark brown lip, flowring in July to August. Evergreen. Epiphytic on trunk of old trees or lithophyte on seaside rocks. Perennial plants.
Reference Luisia teres Blume
Luisia teres (Thunb.) Blume
Luisia teres (Thunb.) Blume
Luisia teres (Thunberg) Blume
Luisia teres (Thunb.) Blume 1849
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