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)



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


'Kotohira' 'Kotohira' 'Kotohira'
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Variaty of Flowers (Hybrids)


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June 2007
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June 2007
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June 2007
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