| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Malaxideae |
| Scientific name | Liparis purpureovittata C. Tsutsumi, T. Yukawa & M. Kato |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shiten-kumokiri (シテンクモキリ, 紫点雲霧 [meaning: purple spotted kumikiri-sou (kumokiri-sou = Liparis kumokiri)]), nanbu-kumokiri (meaning: Nanbu kumokiri-sou [Nanbu = an old name of Iwate Prefecture]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves 5-15cm long, 3-10cm wide. Scapes 10-25cm tall. Flowers green lip ca.10mm long, ca. 6-7mm wide, canter base of lip is purple, flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Liparis purpureovittata (Orchidaceae) : a New Species from Japan |
| Note | Rare species. Endemic to Japan. |
| May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |
May 2009 at my home |
| May 2009 at my home |
| May 2009 at my home |