Macodes petola




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