Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Orchideae |
Subtribe | Orchidinae |
Scientific name | Habenaria sagittifera Reichenbach f. |
Synonyms | Fimbrorchis sagittifera (Reichanbach f.) Szlachetko |
Common name | (Japanese common name) mizu-tonbo (ミズトンボ, 水蜻蛉 [meaning: swamp dragonfly orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido (southwestern area), Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China | |
Habitat | Swamp |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Plants electing 40-80cm tall. Leaves 5-20cm long, 3-6cm wide. Flowers pale green, sepals ca. 5mm long, spurs ca. 15mm long, flowering in July to September. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Habenaria sagittifera Rchb. f. |
Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko | Photo by Mr. Ponpoko |
August 2008 at lowland swamp |
August 2008 at lowland swamp |
August 2008 at lowland swamp |
Photo by Mr. Ponpoko |
August 2008 at lowland swamp |