Platanthera hologlottis




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Orchideae
Subtribe Orchidinae
Scientific name Platanthera hologlottis Maximowicz
Synonyms Habenaria glossophora W. W. Smith; Limnorchis hologlottis (Maximowicz) Nevski; Platanthera glossophora (W. W. Smith) Schlechter; Platanthera hologlottis Maximowicz var. glossophora (W. W. Smith) K. Inoue
Common name (Japanese common name) mizu-chidori (ミズチドリ, 水千鳥 [meaning: water plover birds orchid])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Russia (Far East), Korea, China
Habitat Swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=42
Description Plants 50-90cm tall. Leaves 10-20cm long, 1-2cm widw. Flowers inflorescences 10-20cm long, white mid sepals 4-5mm long, white seide sepals 6-7mm long, white lip petals 6-8cm long, white spurs 10-12mm long, flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Platanthera hologlottis Maxim.



June 2006
at Naruto Swamp
June 2006
at Naruto Swamp
June 2006
at Naruto Swamp