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. |
July 2011 at my home |
July 2011 at my home |
July 2011 at my home |
July 2011 at my home |