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| April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Malaxideae |
| Scientific name | Liparis formosana Reichenbach f. |
| Synonyms | Liparis bicallosa auct., non (D. Don) Schlechter; Liparis bituberculata (Hooker) Lindley var. formosana (Reichenbach f.) Ridley; Liparis nervosa (Thunberg) Lindley var. formosana (Reichenbach f.) Hiroë |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yukoku-ran (ユウコクラン, 幽谷蘭 [meaning: deep valley orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China (Hong Kong), Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Broadleaf trees forest. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Bulbs green ca. 2cm across. Leaves 3-5, each 7-15cm long, 1.5-4cm wide (sometimes variegated). Scapes single electing 20-40cm tall. Flowers dark purple (merely green), bracts ca. 6mm long, side petals ca. 76mm long, flowering in July. Fruits 2-3cm long. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Liparis formosana Rchb. f. |
| Liparis formosana Rchb. f. | |
| Note | Liparis formosana Reichenbach f. is not a synonym of Liparis nervosa (Thunberg ex Murray) Lindley. |
| Photos of green flower plant at Ikebukuro Seibu below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu. | |
| Photos of variegated leaf 'Abe-fukurin' at Ikebukuro Seibu below is that of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Tadao Kumagai and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu. | |
| Photos of variegated leaf 'Hisame' at Ikebukuro Seibu below is that of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Masakuni Odakura and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu. | |
| Photos of variegated leaf 'Haku-san-fu' at Ikebukuro Seibu below is that of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Eiji Kurata and displayed at the 40th Anniversary Exibision 2009 of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Ikebukuro Seibu. |
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| April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
April 2010 at my home |
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| May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
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| 'Abe-fukurin' | 'Hisame' | 'Haku-san-fu' |
| May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu |
