Spiranthes sinensis var. australis




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Orchidaceae
Subtribe Orchidaceae
Scientific name Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. australis H. Hara & Kitamura
Synonyms Gyrostachys amoena Blume; Gyrostachys australis (R. Brown) Blume; Gyrostachys australis (R. Brown) Blume var. amoena (M. Bieberson) Blume; Gyrostachys australis (R. Brown) Blume var. flexuosa (Smith) Blume; Monustes australis (R. Brown) Rafinesque; Neottia amoena M. Bieberson; Neottia flexuosa Smith; Spiranthes amoena (M. Bieberson) Sprengel; Spiranthes australis (R. Brown) Lindley forma australis; Spiranthes australis (R. Brown) Lindley; Spiranthes australis (R. Brown) Lindley var. viridiflora Makino; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames subsp. australis H. Hara et Kitamura; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara forma albescens (Honda) Honda; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara forma autumnus H. Tsukaya; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara forma viridiflora (Makino) Ohwi; Spiranthes viridiflora (Makino) Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) neji-bana (ネジバナ, 捩花 [meaning: spiral flower]), moji-zuri (モジズリ, 綟摺 [meaning: shortend name of Shinobu-Mojizuri, Shinobu-Mosizuri is a historical beautiful dyeing technique for Kimono])
(English common name) Ladie's tresses, Pearl-twist
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Sikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, India, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands
Habitat Open field
Chromosomal number 2n=30
Description Scapes electing 10-40cm tall. Leaves 1-3, 5-20cm long, 3-10mm wide. Flowers red or pink (marely white) corollas 4–8mm long, petals and ovary hairly, flowering in May to August (sometimes also in September).Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames
Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908
Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl. 1824
Yuuki Sakamoto et al.: The differences in the response to temperatures on the seed germination and protocorm formation by aestival and autumn types of Spiranthes sinensis var. australis Ames [PDF]



June 2007
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June 2007
at lowland open field
June 2007
at lowland open field



June 2007
at lowland open field
June 2007
at lowland open field
June 2007
at lowland open field



June 2007
at lowland swamp
June 2007
at lowland open field
June 2007
at lowland open field



March 2008
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June 2008
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December 2009
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December 2009
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July 2010
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late July 2010
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December 2009
at a Nursery
December 2009
at a Nursery