Nervilia nipponica

Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Epidendroideae
Tribe	Gastrodieae
Subtribe	Nervilliinae
Scientific name	Nervilia nipponica Makino
Synonyms	Nervilia punctata Makino, non (Blume) Schlechter; Nervilia punctata (Blume) Schlechter var. nipponica (Makino) F. Maekawa; Nervilia taiwaniana S.S. Ying
Common name	(Japanese common name) mukago-saishin (ムカゴサイシン, 零余子細辛 [meaning: Aerial tuber like bulb and Asarum like leaf])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (south of Kanto region), Shikoku,. Kyushu, Okinawa
	(Other nations) Taiwan
Habitat	Mountane evergreen forest
Chromosomal number	2n=72
Description	Leaves 3-5cm long, 3-5cm wide (occurs after flowering). Scapes electing, ca. 10cm tall. Flowers brown sepals ca. 10mm long, flowerting in May to June. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference	Nervilia nipponica Makino
	Nervilia nipponica Makino 1909
	Nervilia taiwaniana S. S. Ying
	Observations on the Phenology and Reproductive Success of the Critically Endangered Nervilia nipponica (Orchidaceae) in Kochi Prefecture, Japan
	Studies in Asian Nervilia (Orchidaceae) 1: neotypification and circumscription of N. nipponica in Japan
	New and northernmost habitat of Nervilia nipponica Makino
Note	Flora of China (Nervilia taiwaniana S. S. Ying) indicats that N. taiwaniana and N. nipponica should be treated as separate species.
	Photos below at Ikebukuro Seibu are those of some orchids which were 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.

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February 2010 at my home	February 2010 at my home	February 2010 at my home

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May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu	May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu

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May 2009 at Ikebukuro Seibu

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October 2009 at Mr. Mitsuhashi's green house