Listera cordata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Neottieae
Subtribe Listerinae (also placed in Neottinae)
Scientific name Listera cordata (L.) R. Brown
Synonyms Bifolium cordatum (L.) Nieuwland; Cymbidium cordatum (L.) Londes; Diphryllum cordatum (L.) Kuntze; Distomaea cordata (L.) Spenner; Epipactis cordata (L.) Allioni; Helleborine cordata (L.) F. W. Schmidt; Listera cordata (L.) R. Brown subsp. japonica (H. Hara) F. Maekawa; Listera cordata (L.) R. Brown var. japonica H. Hara; Neottia cordata (L.) Richard; Ophrys cordata L.; Pollinirhiza cordata (L.) Dulac; Serapias cordata (L.) Steudel
Common name (Japanese common name) futaba-ran (フタバラン, 二葉蘭 [meaning: twin-leave orchid]), ko-futaba-ran (コフタバラン, 小二葉蘭 [meaning: tiny twin-leave orchid])
(English common name) heart-leaved twayblade
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region), Shikoku
(Other nations) Russia, Turkey, Europe, Canada, USA, Greenland
Habitat Alpine or subalpine needleleaf tree forest
Chromosomal number 2n=38, 42
Description Stems 10-20cm tall. Leaves 0.8-2cm long, 1-2.5cm wide. Flowers pale purple or green, sepals 2-2.5cm long, lips ca. 3-3.5mm long, flowerting in June to August. Seeds 3-4mm long. Terrestrial. Saprophytes.
Reference Listera cordata (L.) R. Br.
Listera cordata (Linnaeus) R. Brown
Neottia cordata (L.) Rich.
Listera cordata (L.) R. Br.



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji
July 2009
at Mt. Fuji



July 2009
at Mt. Fuji