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| (Okinawa type) | (Okinawa type) | (Okinawa type) |
| January 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhouse |
January 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhouse |
January 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhouse |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Neottieae |
| Subtribe | Listerinae (also placed in Neottinae) |
| Scientific name | Listera japonica Blume |
| Synonyms | Diphryllum japonicum (Blume) Kuntze; Listera japonica Blume forma albostriata Masamune; Listera japonica Blume forma longifolia Nackejima; Listera shikokiana Makino; Listera shaoii S. S. Ying; Neottia japonica (Blume) Szlachetko; Neottia shaoi (S. S. Ying) Szlachetko; Ophrys japonica (Blume) Makino; Ophrys shikokiana (Makino) Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) hime-futaba-ran (ヒメフタバラン, 姫二葉蘭 [meaning: tiny twin-leave orchid]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa |
| (Other nations) China, Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Mountane wet foret |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=38 |
| Description | Stems 5-30cm tall. Leaves 1-2cm long, 1-2cm wide. Flowers pale purple (Honshu type) or green (Okinawa type), sepals 3-6mm long, lips ca. 6-8mm long, flowerting in November to February (in Okinawa) or March to May (in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu). Terrestrial. Saprophytes. |
| Reference | Neottia japonica (Blume) Szlach. |
| Neottia japonica (Blume) Szlachetko | |
| Neottia japonica (Blume) Szlach. 1995 | |
| Chromosome numbers of the family Orchidaceae in Japan (4) (A. NATURAL SCIENCE) | |
| Note | Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Shunji Mitsuhashi in his greenhause. |
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| (Okinawa type) | (Okinawa type) | (Okinawa type) |
| January 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhouse |
January 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhouse |
January 2010 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's greenhouse |
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| (Okinawa type) | (Okinawa type) |
| February 2010 at my home |
February 2010 at my home |
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| (Okinawa type) |
| late January 2010 at my home |
