Eleorchis

Eleorchis (Elo in trade journals) is a genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae). As of June 2014^[update], it contains only one recognized species, Eleorchis japonica, native to Japan and to the Kuril Islands.^[1]

Eleorchis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Arethuseae
Subtribe:	Arethusinae
Genus:	Eleorchis F.Maek.
Species:	E. japonica
Binomial name
Eleorchis japonica (A.Gray) Maek.
Synonyms[1]
Arethusa japonica A.Gray Bletilla japonica (A.Gray) Schltr. Eleorchis conformis Maek.