Eleorchis

Eleorchis F.Maek. is a monotypic genus in the Orchidaceae family, related to Calopogon and Bletilla.


Eleorchis japonica (A.Gray) F.Maek. is the only accepted species in this genus, the sometimes cited E. conformis being a synonym. The species is native to Japan and the Kuril Islands. The delicate, single-leaved and seldom more than two-flowered orchid lives in marshland and is most easily cultivated with its greenish, round corms in sphagnum moss or pure peat. Both magenta and white forms are commercially available.

Eleorchis japonica, Martin BohnetEleorchis japonica, Martin BohnetEleorchis japonica white form, Martin Bohnet

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