Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Cranichideae |
Subtribe | Goodyerinae |
Scientific name | Macodes petola (Blume) Lindley |
Synonyms | Anoectochilus petola (Blume) Hereman; Anoectochilus veitchianus Blume; Argyrorchis javanica Blume; Haemaria argyroneura Miquel; Macodes argyroneura (Miquel) Rolfe; Macodes javanica (Blume) Hooker f.; Macodes robusta J. J. Smith; Neottia petola Blume; Rhomboda confusa Ormerod; Spiranthes petola (Blume) Hasskarl |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nanban-kagome-ran (ナンバンカゴメラン, 南蛮籠目蘭 [meaning: oversea basket mesh leaved orchid]) |
(English common name) jewel orchid | |
Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa (Iriomote Island) |
(Other nations) Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=42 |
Description | Plants 20-30cm (including inflorescences) tall. Leaves evergreen, 5-7cm long. Flowers purple petals each ca. 5mm long. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Macodes petola (Blume) Lindl. |
Macodes petola [Bl.] Lindl. 1840 | |
Macodes petola - (Blume) Lindl. (1840) | |
Note | Rare species. |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
December 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden |