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 |