...An evergreen epiphytic orchid. Its Japanese name comes from its rod-shaped leaves. The stem is wrapped in a leaf sheath. The leaves grow alternately in two rows, are slender and cylindrical, about 10 cm long and 3-4 mm in diameter. In July and August, 1-4 flowers appear in the leaf axils. The flowers are about 1 cm in diameter, and the sepals and petals are pale green. The lip is blackish brown, with small lateral lobes at the base, and the central lobe is shallowly bisected at the tip. There is no spur. It is found in western Japan from central Honshu westward, the Ryukyus, Taiwan, and China, and grows on trees in warm temperate forests. ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Luisia" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…常緑の着生ラン。葉が棒状であるため,この和名がつけられた。茎は葉鞘(ようしよう)に包まれている。葉は2列に互生し,細長い円柱状,長さ10cm前後,径3~4mm。7~8月,葉腋(ようえき)に1~4花をつける。花は径1cm前後,萼片と花弁は淡緑色。唇弁は黒褐色をおび,基部に小さな側裂片があり,中裂片は先端で浅く2裂する。距はない。本州中部以西の西日本,琉球,台湾,中国に分布し,暖温帯林の樹上に着生する。… ※「Luisia」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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