Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Vandeae |
Subtribe | Aeridinae |
Scientific name | Thrixspermum fantasticum L.O. Williams |
Synonyms | Thrixspermum neglectum Fukuyama |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hagakure-ganami-ran (ハガクレナガミラン, 葉隠長実蘭 [meaning: long fruits under leaves orchid]) |
(Chinese common name) jin chun bai dian lan (金唇白点蘭) | |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines | |
Habitat | mountane stream side in evergreen forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Stem 1-4cm long. Leaves 2-5cm long. Flowers white, ca. 7-10mm across, flowering in April to July. Epiphyte. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Thrixspermum fantasticum L.O. Williams |
Thrixspermum fantasticum L.O. Williams | |
Thrixspermum fantasticum L.O.Williams 1938 | |
Note | Rare species. |
Photos below are those of some orchids which were cultivated by the Ocean Exposition Commemorative Park Management Foundation and displayed at the 52nd JOGA Orchid Exhivision in Sunshine City (Tokyo, Japan). |
June 2012 at Sunshine City |
June 2012 at Sunshine City |
June 2012 at Sunshine City |