Crepidium bancanoides




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