Ponerorchis graminifolia

Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Orchidoideae
Tribe	Orchideae
Subtribe	Orchidinae
Scientific name	Ponerorchis graminifolia Reichenbach f.
Synonyms	Gymnadenia graminifolia (Reichanbach f.) Reichanbach f.; Gymnadenia rupestris Miquel; Orchis graminifolia (Reichanbach f.) Tang & F.T. Wang; Orchis rupestris (Miquel) Schlechter; Ponerorchis graminifolia Reichenbach f. forma albiflora (Murai) F. Maekawa
Common name	(Japanese common name) ucho-ran (ウチョウラン, 羽蝶蘭 [meaning: butterfly wings orchid])
	(English common name) none
Distribution	(Japan) Honshu (west of Kanto region), Shikoku, Kyushu
	(Other nations) Korea
Chromosomal number	2n=40
Description	Plants 7-20cm tall. Leaves 7-12cm long, 3-8mm wide. Flowers white, pink or pale purple lip petals ca. 13mm long, flowering in June to August. Lithophyte. Perennial plants.
Reference	Poneorchis graminifolia
	Ponerorchis graminifolia Rchb.f.
	Ponerorchis graminifolia Rchb. f.
	Ponerorchis graminifolia Rchb. f.
	Capsules containing vital cells or tissues (US Patent 6982095/2006)
	Cosmetic composition containing polyorganosiloxane-containing epsilon-polylysine polymer, and polyhydric alcohol, and production thereof (European Patent EP1604647/2008)
	Cosmetic (Japanese Patent JP05070338/1993)
	Artificial cultivation of wild orchid (Japanese Patent JP05260868/1993)
	Method for culturing seedling of Orchis graminifolia (Japanese Patent JP06000038/1994)
	Plant growth accelerator (Japanese Patent JP2001192312/2001)

May 2009 at my home	July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden	July 2007 at Tsukuba Botanical Garden

April 2009 at my home	April 2009 at my home	April 2009 at my home

April 2009 at my home

Local Variaty in Hiradoshima Island, Nagasaki Prefecture (Kuroshio-chidori)

'Kotohira'	'Kotohira'	'Kotohira'
May 2009 at my home	May 2009 at my home	May 2009 at my home

Variaty of Flowers (Hybrids)

June 2007 at a Nursery	June 2007 at a Nursery	June 2007 at a Nursery

June 2007 at a Nursery	June 2007 at a Nursery	June 2007 at a Nursery