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| September 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
September 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe | Orchideae |
| Subtribe | Orchidinae |
| Scientific name | Platanthera sonoharai Masamune |
| Synonyms | Tulotis sonoharae (Masamune) K. Nakajima |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) kunigami-tonbo-sou (クニガミトンボソウ, 国頭蜻蛉草 [meaning: Kunigami Village dragonfly weed]), sonohara-tonbo (ソノハラトンボ, 園原蜻蛉 [meaning: Mr. Sonohara's dragonfly weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane streamside. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves linear 8-13cm long. Stems 15-25cm tall. Flowers pale green ca. 7-8mm across, lip 4-5mm long, flowering in September to October. Terrestrial. Summer green. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Platanthera sonoharai Masam. |
| Molecular phylogenetics and morphological reappraisal of the Platanthera clade (Orchidaceae: Orchidinae) prompts expansion of the generic limits of Galearis and Platanthera | |
| Note | Very rare species. |
| Cllection and transfer of Platanthera sonoharai shall be strictly prohibited by the Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in Japan. | |
| Photos below are those of an orchid which was legitimately cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his green house under the permission by the Japanese government based on the Law for the Conservation of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. |
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| September 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
September 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house |
