Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Malaxideae |
Scientific name | Crepidium bancanoides (Ames) Szlachetko |
Synonyms | Malaxis bancanoides Ames; Malaxis copelandii auct., non Ames; Malaxis miyakei (Schlechter) Tang & F.T. Wang; Malaxis roohutuensis (Fukuyama) Nakajima; Malaxis roohutuensis (Fukuyama) S. Y. Hu; Microstylis iriomotensis Masamune; Microstylis miyakei Schlechter; Microstylis roohutuensis Fukuyama |
Common name | (Japanese common name) iriomote hime-ran (イリオモテヒメラン, 西表姫蘭 [meaning: Iriomote Island dwarf orchid]) |
(Chinese common name) lan yu zhao lan (蘭嶼沼蘭) | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa (Yaeyama Islands) |
(Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines | |
Habitat | Forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=44 |
Description | Scapes 20-40cm tall. Flowers sepals 5mm long, flowering in August to October. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Crepidium bancanoides (Ames) Szlach. |
Crepidium bancanoides (Ames) Szlach. | |
Crepidium bancanoides (Ames) Szlachetko | |
Note | Rare species. |
Photo at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house is that of an orchid which was cultivate by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi. |
September 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2006 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |