| 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 |