Japanese name: カヤラン（榧蘭） Scientific name:Thrixspermum japonicum
[Overview]
A perennial that grows attached to trees and rocks in evergreen forests.
It produces long, slender aerial roots.
The stem is slender, 3–7 cm long, and enclosed by old leaf sheaths.
There are 10–20 leaves, which are simple and alternate in two rows; they are lanceolate, 2–4 cm long, with a rounded tip and a base that forms a sheath clasping the stem.
The flower stalk is thin and wiry, with a small scale-like leaf in the middle.
There are 2–6 flowers, pale yellow.
The sepals and lateral petals are oblong.
The lip is shallowly 3-lobed, and the side lobes spread out to the left and right like ears.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
Mount it on a tree fern board and grow it in airy partial shade.
It prefers an environment with high humidity.
It is difficult to cultivate.
[Notes]
The name compares the shape of the leaves to kaya (Japanese nutmeg-yew).
