Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Orchideae |
Subtribe | Orchidinae |
Scientific name | Habenaria iyoensis Ohwi |
Synonyms | Habenaria minor Fukuyama ex Masamune; Habenaria rupestris T. P. Lin & T. W. Hu; Peristylus iyoensis Ohwi |
Common name | (Japanese common name) iyo-tonbo (イヨトンボ, 伊予蜻蛉 [meaning: Iyo dragonfly weed (Iyo = an old name of Ehime Prefecture)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region, Pacific Ocean side), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) Korea, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=42 |
Description | Plants 30-50cm tall. Leaves 4-10cm long, 1-2.5cm wide. Flowers pale green ca. 5-6mm across, lip ca. 4mm long, bracts 0.5-1cm long, flowering in September to October. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Habenaria iyoensis Ohwi |
Habenaria iyoensis Ohwi | |
Habenaria iyoensis (Ohwi) Ohwi 1936 | |
Note | Rare species |
Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Tomonobu Sato and displayed at the monthly meeting of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Shintomi Kumin kaikan. |
Photo by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi | Photo by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi |
September 2009 at Shintomi Kumin kaikan |
September 2009 at Shintomi Kumin kaikan |