Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
Tribe | Malaxideae |
Subtribe | Liparidinae |
Scientific Name | Liparis uchiyamae Schlechter |
Synonyms | Liparis bootanensis Griffith var. uchiyamae (Schlechter) S. S. Ying |
Common Name | (Japanese common name) kinoe-sasa-ran (キノエササラン, 甲笹蘭 [meaning: Kinoe bamboo grass orchid)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Amami Ohshima Island) |
(Other nations) none | |
Habitat | Wet forest |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Leaves 10-20cm long, 1.5-3cm wide. Scapes 10-20cm tall. Flowers lip petals 5mm long, 3mm wide, flowering in October to December. Terrestrial, lithophyte or epiphyte. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Liparis uchiyamae Schltr. |
Note | Rare species. |
September 2009 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
September 2009 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |
October 2007 at Koishikawa Botanical Garden |