Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Diurideae |
Subtribe | Prasophyllinae |
Scientific name | Microtis unifolia (G. Forster) Reichenbach f. |
Synonyms | Epipactis porrifolia Swartz; Microtis aemula Schlechter; Microtis banksii A. Cunningham ex Hooker; Microtis formosana Schlechter ex Masamune; Microtis frutetorum Schlechtendal; Microtis longifolia Colenso; Microtis papillosa Colenso; Microtis porrifolia (Swartz) R. Brown ex Sprengel; Microtis pulchella Lindley; Microtis viridis F. Müller; Ophrys unifolia G. Forster |
Common name | (Japanese common name) nira-ba-ran (ニラバラン, 韮葉蘭 [meaning: onion leaf orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (west of Chiba Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Phillipines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand | |
Habitat | Field near seaside |
Chromosomal number | 2n=88 |
Description | Leaves single like onion leaf, 15-25cm long, 2-2.5mm wide. Scapes 10-40cm tall. Flowers green ca. 4-5mm long, flowerting in April to May. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Microtis unifolia (G. Forst.) Rchb. f. |
Microtis unifolia (Forst.) Rchb. f. | |
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. 1871 | |
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. | |
Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. | |
Microtis unifolia | |
Chromosomes of NZ Native Orchids - Part 1 of 2 | |
Note | Flora Base has described that Microtis unifolia (G. Forster) Reichenbach f. has been misapplied against the current name Microtis media R. Brown. |
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