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| April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe | Orchideae |
| Scientific name | Amitostigma lepidum (Reichenbach f.) Schlechter |
| Synonyms | Gymnadenia lepida Reichenbach f.; Orchis lepida (Reichenbach f.) Soó |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) okinawa-chidori (オキナワチドリ, 沖縄千鳥 [meaning: Okinawa plover birds orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Wet rocks or field |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing 8-15cm tall. Leaves 2-3, each 4-8cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide. Flowers pink or white sepals ca. 4-6mm, lips ca. 8-10mm, spurs 4-5mm long, flowerting in March to April. Lithophyte on wet rocks. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Amitostigma lepidum (Rchb.f.) Schltr. 1919 |
| Amitostigma lepidum (Rchb. f.) Schltr. | |
| Note | Endemic to Japan. |
| Rare species. |
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| April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
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| April 2009 at a Nursery |
April 2009 at a Nursery |
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| February 2010 at my home |
February 2010 at my home |
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| December 2011 at my home |
