Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Malaxideae |
Scientific name | Liparis purpureovittata C. Tsutsumi, T. Yukawa & M. Kato |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shiten-kumokiri (シテンクモキリ, 紫点雲霧 [meaning: purple spotted kumikiri-sou (kumokiri-sou = Liparis kumokiri)]), nanbu-kumokiri (meaning: Nanbu kumokiri-sou [Nanbu = an old name of Iwate Prefecture]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 5-15cm long, 3-10cm wide. Scapes 10-25cm tall. Flowers green lip ca.10mm long, ca. 6-7mm wide, canter base of lip is purple, flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Liparis purpureovittata (Orchidaceae) : a New Species from Japan |
Note | Rare species. Endemic to Japan. |
May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |