Habenaria stenopetala




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Orchideae
Subtribe Orchidinae
Scientific name Habenaria stenopetala Lindley
Synonyms Habenaria amanoana Ohwi; Habenaria delessertiana Kränzlin; Habenaria linearipetala Hayata; Habenaria rhynchocarpa (Thwaites) Hooker f.; Habenaria sutepensis Rolfe ex Downie; Platanthera rhynchocarpa Thwaites
Common name (Japanese common name) tetsuo-sagisou (テツオサギソウ, テツオ鷺草 [meaning: tetsuo heron grass (meaning of tetsuo is unknown)]); nagaba-sagisou (ナガバサギソウ, 長葉鷺草 [meaning: long leaved heron grass])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, India
Habitat Mountane wet forest
Chromosomal number 2n=42, 46
Description Plants electing ca. 30-80cm tall. Leaves ca. 12-20cm long, ca. 2-3cm wide. Flowers pale green, sepals ca. 8-10mm long, side petals ca. 8-10mm long, lips ca. 10mm long, flowering in December to January. Terrestrial. Winter green. Perennial plants.
Reference Habenaria stenopetala Lindl.
Habenaria stenopetala Lindley
Habenaria stenopetala Lindl.
Habenaria stenopetala Lindl.
Note Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his greenhause.



January 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause
January 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause
January 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause



January 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause
January 2010
at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhause