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| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Malaxideae |
| Subtribe | Liparidinae |
| Scientific Name | Liparis nakaharai Hayata |
| Synonyms | Cestichis kawakamii (Hayata) Maekawa; Cestichis nakaharae (Hayata) Kudô; Cestichis nakaharai (Hayata) Kudô; Cestichis nokoensis (Fukuyama) Maekawa; Liparis kawakamii Hayata; Liparis nakaharae Hayata; Liparis nokoensis Fukuyama; Liparis plicata Franchet & Savatier var. kawakamii (Hayata) S. S. Ying; Liparis taiwaniana Hayata |
| Common Name | (Japanese common name) nakahara-ran (ナカハララン, 中原蘭 [meaning: Mr. Genji Nakahara's orchid)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
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| Habitat | Wet forest |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Leaves ca. 10-20cm long. Scapes 20-30cm tall. Flowers green, lip petals ca. 5mm long, flowering in October to January. Epiphyte. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Liparis nakaharai Hayata |
| Prenylated Benzoic Acids and Phenanthrenes from Liparis nakaharai | |
| Note | Rare species. |
| Liparis nakaharai Hayata is not a synonym of Liparis distans C. B. Clarke (Syn. Leptorkis distans (C. B. Clarke) Kuntze; Liparis macrantha Hooker f.; Liparis oxyphylla Schlechter; Liparis yunnanensis Rolfe). |
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| Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi and displayed at the Wild Plants Show 2009 in Jindai Botanical Garden. |
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| October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
October 2009 at Jindai Botanical Garden |
