Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Orchideae |
Subtribe | Orchidinae |
Scientific name | Ponerorchis kurokamiana (Hatusima & Ohwi) J.M.H. Shaw |
Synonyms | Amitostigma kurokamiana (Ohwi & Hatusima) Ohwi; Amitostigma kurokamianum (Ohwi & Hatusima) Ohwi; Orchis graminifolia (Reichenbach f.) Ts.Tang et F. T. Wang var. kurokamiana (Ohwi & Hatusima) Ohwi; Orchis kurokamiana Ohwi & Hatusima; Ponerorchis graminifollia Reichenbach f. var. kurokamiana (Ohwi & Hatusima) T. Hashimoto; Ponerorchis kurokamiana (Ohwi & Hatusima) F. Maekawa |
Common name | (Japanese common name) kurokami-ran (クロカミラン, 黒髪蘭 [meaning: Mt. Kurokami orchid) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Mt. Kurokami) |
(Other nations) none | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=40 |
Description | Plants 7-10cm tall. Flowers pink or purple, spurs 4-7mm long, flowering in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Ponerorchis kurokamiana (Hatus. & Ohwi) J.M.H.Shaw |
Ponerorchis kurokamiana (Hatus. & Ohwi) F. Maek. | |
Note | Rare species. Endemic to Japan. |
May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |