Liparis formosana




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.



April 2010
at my home
April 2010
at my home
April 2010
at my home



April 2010
at my home



May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu
May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu
May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu






Variegated Leaves



'Abe-fukurin' 'Hisame' 'Haku-san-fu'
May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu
May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu
May 2009
at Ikebukuro Seibu