Family |
Orchidaceae |
Subfamily |
Vanilloideae |
Tribe |
Vanilleae |
Scientific name |
Lecanorchis hokurikuensis Masamune |
Synonyms |
Lecanorchis japonica Blume var. hokurikuensis (Masamune) T. Hashimoto |
Common name |
(Japanese common name) hokuriku muyo-ran (ホクリクムヨウラン, 北陸無葉蘭 [meaning: Hokuriku non-leave orchid (Hokuriku = an old name of Ishikawa Prefecture and neibour area)]) |
(English common name) none |
Distribution |
(Japan) Honshu (Japan Sea side; north of Hokuriku region) |
(Other nations) none |
Habitat |
Mountane wet evergreen broadleaf forest |
Chromosomal number |
unknown |
Description |
Scapes 20-40cm tall. Leaves none. Flowers dark purple, sepals ca. 1.5-2 cm long and 3-4 mm wide, closed flower only (never open), flowerting in June to July. Terrestrial. Mycorrhizae plants. |
Reference |
Lecanorchis hokurikuensis Masam. |
A Taxonomic Review of the Japanese Lecanorchis (Orchidaceae) |
Note |
Endemic to Japan. |
European people has often identified that Lecanorchis hokurikuensis Masamune is a synonym of Lecanorchis japonica Blume. But the identification is wrong. |