| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Malaxideae |
| Scientific name | Liparis makinoana Schlechter |
| Synonyms | Liparis japonica (Miquel) Maximovicz var. makinoana (Schlechter) M. Hiroe |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) suzumushi-sou (スズムシソウ, 鈴虫草 [meaning: suzumushi weed (suzumushi = Meloimorpha japonica)]), suzumushi-ran (スズムシラン, 鈴虫蘭 [meaning: suzumushi orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea, China | |
| Habitat | Forest |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
| Description | Leaves twin each 4-12cm long, 2.5-7cm wide. Scapes 10-20cm tall. Flowers sepals 10-15mm long, lip petals ca. 17mm long, flowering in April to June. Terrestrial (occasionally ephiphyte on trees). Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Liparis makinoana Schltr. |
| Taxonomic Status of Lipairs japonica and L. makinoana (Orchidaceae) : A Preliminary Report | |
| Phylogeny and comparative seed morphology of epiphytic and terrestrial species of Liparis (Orchidaceae) in Japan | |
| Liparis krameri Franch. & Sav. var. sasakii (Hayata) T. Hashim 1851 | |
| Note | Rare species |
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