Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Calypsoeae |
Scientific name | Yoania flava K. Inoue & T. Yukawa |
Synonyms | none |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shinano shouki-ran (シナノショウキラン, 信濃鍾馗蘭 [meaning: Shinano Zhong Kui orchid (Shinano = an old name of Nagano Prefecture)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Mountane forest. |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Plants electing 10-30cm tall. Leaves none. Flowers yellow 3.5-4cm across, flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Saprophytes. |
Reference | A New Species of Yoania (Orchidaceae) from Southern Nagano, Central Japan |
Conservation of endangered plants - The artificial propagation and new symbiotic fungus of terrestrial saprophytic orchid, Yoania flava |
Photo by Mr. Yoshiaki Kitada | Photo by Mr. Yoshiaki Kitada |
June 2008 at mountane forest |
June 2008 at mountane forest |