Platanthera tipuloides var. nipponica




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Orchideae
Subtribe Orchidinae
Scientific name Platanthera tipuloides (L. f.) Lindley var. nipponica (Makino) Ohwi
Synonyms Platanthera nipponica Makino; Platanthera tipuloides (L. f.) Lindley forma nipponica (Makino) M. Hiroe; Platanthera tipuloides (L. f.) Lindley subsp. nipponica (Makino) Murata
Common name (Japanese common name) ko-ba-no-tonbo-sou (コバノトンボソウ, 小葉蜻蛉草 [meaning: small-leaved dragonfly weed])
(Chinese common name) none
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) unknown
Habitat Mountane swamp
Chromosomal number 2n=42
Description Plants electing 20-50cm tall. Leaves single, 3-7cm long, 3-10mm wide. Flowers yellow green, side sepals ca. 3mm long, mid sepals 2-2.5mm long, lip 3.5-4mm long, spur upturn, 12-18mm, flowering in June to August. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Platanthera tipuloides var. nipponica Ohwi
Platanthera nipponica Makino



August 2005
at Hachimantai Highland
August 2005
at Hachimantai Highland
August 2005
at Hachimantai Highland