Ponerorchis graminifolia var. micropunctata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Orchideae
Subtribe Orchidinae
Scientific name Ponerorchis graminifolia Reichenbach f. var. micropunctata F. Maekawa
Synonyms Amitostigma kurokamianum (Ohwi & Hatusima) Ohwi var. micropunctata F. Maekawa; Orchis graminifolia (Reichenbach f.) Tang & Wang var.micropunctata F.Maekawa
Common name (Japanese common name) satsuma-chidori (サツマチドリ, 薩摩千鳥 [Satsuma plover orchid (Satsuma = an old name of Kagoshima Prefecture)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (Kagoshima Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Mountane rocks.
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Plants 7-20cm tall. Leaves 7-12cm long, 3-8mm wide. Flowers white or pink 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)
Note Rare species. Endemic to Japan.



June 2009
at my home
June 2009
at my home



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden
June 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden