Liparis odorata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Malaxideae
Scientific name Liparis odorata (Willdenow) Lindley
Synonyms Empusa paradoxa Lindley; Leptorkis odorata (Willdenow) Kuntze; Liparis longiscapa (Rolfe ex Downie) Gagnepain & Guillaumin; Liparis odorata var. longiscapa Rolfe ex Downie; Liparis paradoxa (Lindley) Reichenbach f.; Liparis paradoxa (Lindley) Reichenbach f. var. parishii J. D. Hooker; Liparis parishii (J. D. Hooker) J. D. Hooker; Liparis simeonis Schlechter; Liparis teniana Kränzlin; Liparis tenii Schlechter; Liparis tonkinensis Gagnepain; Malaxis odorata Willdenow
Common name (Japanese common name) sasaba-ran (ササバラン, 笹葉蘭 [meaning: bamboo leaves orchid])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Pacific islands (Guam)
Habitat Mountane field.
Chromosomal number 2n=36, 42
Description Sammer green. Leaves 2-3, each 2.5-10cm long. Scapes single electing 14-40cm tall. Flowers brown or green, bracts ca. 4-6mm long flowering in April to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Liparis odorata (Willdenow) Lindley
Liparis odorata (Willd.) Lindl.



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July 2011
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July 2011
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