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| late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Malaxideae |
| Subtribe | Liparidinae |
| Scientific Name | Liparis plicata Franchet & Savatier |
| Synonyms | Cestichis plicata (Franchet & Savatier) F. Maekawa; Leptorchis plicata (Franchet & Savatier) Kuntze; Leptorkis plicata (Franchet & Savatier) Kuntze |
| Common Name | (Japanese common name) chi-kei-ran (チケイラン, 竹蕙蘭 [meaning: bamboo grass kei-ran (kei-ran = symbidium)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Wet forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 10-20cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Scapes 10-20cm tall. Flowers lip petals 5mm long, 3mm wide, flowering in October to December. Terrestrial, lithophyte or epiphyte. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Liparis plicata Franch. & Sav. |
| Liparis bootanensis Griff. | |
| Liparis bootanensis Griff. 1851 | |
| Note | Rare species in Japan. |
| Many authors have identified that Liparis plicata Franchet & Savatier is a synonym of Liparis bootanensis Griffith. | |
| Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi. |
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| late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
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late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
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| late November 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green hause |
