Ponerorchis graminifolia var. suzukiana




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Orchideae
Subtribe Orchidinae
Scientific name Ponerorchis graminifolia Reichenbach f. var. suzukiana (Ohwi) Soó
Synonyms Orchis graminifolia (Reichenbach f.) Tang et Wang var. suzukiana Ohwi; Ponerorchis suzukiana (Ohwi) J. M. H. Shaw
Common name (Japanese common name) awa-chidori (アワチドリ, 安房千鳥 [meaning: Awa plover orchid (Awa = an old name of Chiba Prefecture)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Chiba Prefecture)
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=40
Description Plants 7-20cm tall. Leaves 7-12cm long, 3-8mm wide. Flowers white, pink or purple lip petals ca. 13mm long, flowering in June to August. Lithophyte. Perennial plants.
Reference 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.



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