Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Orchideae |
Scientific name | Amitostigma kinoshitai (Makino) Schlechter |
Synonyms | Amitostigma kinoshitae (Makino) Schlechter; Gymnadenia keiskei Maximovicz var. kinoshitai Makino |
Common name | (Japanese common name) koani-chidori (コアニチドリ, 小阿仁千鳥 [meaning: Koani River plover birds orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Kanto region) |
(Other nations) Russia (Kuril Islands) | |
Habitat | Subalpine rocks or swamp |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing 10-20cm tall. Leaves 3-6cm long, 3-10mm wide. Flowers pale pueple, pink or white (sometimes red spotted) sepals ca. 3-4mm, lips ca. 8-10mm, flowerting in June to July. Terrestrial or lithophyte on rocks in high mountains. Perennial plants. |
Note | Endemic to Japan. |
Rare species, but has been cultivated in many places. |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
June 2008 at Hokkaido University Botanical Garden |
May 2008 at my home |
May 2008 at my home |
April 2009 at my home |
May 2007 at my home |
May 2007 at my home |