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| November 2009 at Shintomi Kumin kaikan |
November 2009 at Shintomi Kumin kaikan |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe | Orchideae |
| Subtribe | Orchidinae |
| Scientific name | Peristylus formosanus (Schlechter) T. P. Lin |
| Synonyms | Coeloglossum formosanum Makino & Hayata ex Hayata; Habenaria brevicalcarata Fukuyama; Habenaria formosana Schlechter; Habenaria formosanus Matsumura & Hayata ex Schlechter; Habenaria lacertifera auct., non (Lindley) Bentham; Habenaria tentaculata auct., non (Lindley) Reichenbach f.; Habenaria tentaculata (Lindley) Reichenbach f. var. acutifolia Hayata; Peristylus formosana (Schlechter) T. P. Lin; Peristylus flagellifer (Makino) Ohwi var. acutifolius (Hayata) Hatusima; Peristylus lacertiferus auct., non (Lindley) J. J. Smith; Peristylus lacertiferus (Lindley) J. J. Smith var. formosana (Makino & Hayata) S. S. Ying |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) takasago-sagi-sou (タカサゴサギソウ, 高砂鷺草 [meaning: Taiwan heron weed]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Okinawa |
| (Other nations) Taiwan | |
| Habitat | Swamp |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing 30-50cm tall. Leaves 7-20cm long, 1.5-4cm wide. Flowers pale yellow ca. 3mm across, lip ca. 2mm long, flowerting in October to November. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Peristylus formosanus (Schltr.) T. P. Lin |
| Note | Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Mr. Yuichi Toda and displayed at the monthly meeting of Tokyo Wild Plants Society (Orchid and Lily Group) in Shintomi Kumin kaikan. |
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| November 2009 at Shintomi Kumin kaikan |
November 2009 at Shintomi Kumin kaikan |
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| November 2009 at Shintomi Kumin kaikan |
