Pogonia japonica




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Vanilloideae
Tribe Pogoniinae
Scientific name Pogonia japonica Reichenbach f.
Synonyms Pogonia japonica Reichenbach f. forma albiflora Y. N. Lee; Pogonia japonica Reichenbach f. forma lineariperiantha Satomi & T. Ohsawa; Pogonia japonica Reichenbach f. forma pallescens Tatewaki; Pogonia kungii T. Tang & F. T. Wang; Pogonia ophioglossoides (L) Ker Gawler var. japonica (Reichenbach f.) Finet; Pogonia parvula Schlechter; Pogonia similis Blume
Common name (Japanese common name) toki-sou (トキソウ, 朱鷺草 [meaning: Japanese crested ibis weed])
(Chinese common name) zhu lan (朱兰)
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Russia (Far East)
Chromosomal number 2n=18, 20
Description Plants electing 15-30cm tall. Leaves 3-10cm long, 7-15mm wide. Flowers pale purple, pink or white, lip 1.5-2.5cm, flowering in May to July. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Habitat Swamp.
Reference Pogonia japonica Rchb. f.
Pogonia japonica H. G. Reichenbach
Pogonia japonica
Karyotype in Pogonia japonica (Orchidaceae) in Khasan District, Primorye Territory, Russia
Note Rare species
Pogonia minor (Makino) Makino (syn. Pogonia japonica Reichenbach f. var. minor Makino) is not a synonym of Pogonia japonica .Pogonia minor occurs mainly in mountain forest.



May 2008
at lowland swamp
May 2008
at lowland swamp
May 2008
at lowland swamp



May 2008
at lowland swamp
May 2008
at lowland swamp
May 2008
at lowland swamp



May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kyoto Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Kochi Prefecture
Makino Botanical Garden