| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe | Orchidaceae |
| Subtribe | Orchidaceae |
| Scientific name | Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. australis H. Hara & Kitamura forma gracilis Tsukaya |
| Synonyms | (Synonyms of Spiranthes sinensis var. australis) Gyrostachys amoena Blume; Gyrostachys australis (R. Brown) Blume; Gyrostachys australis (R. Brown) Blume var. amoena (M. Bieberson) Blume; Gyrostachys australis (R. Brown) Blume var. flexuosa (Smith) Blume; Monustes australis (R. Brown) Rafinesque; Neottia amoena M. Bieberson; Neottia flexuosa Smith; Spiranthes amoena (M. Bieberson) Sprengel; Spiranthes australis (R. Brown) Lindley forma australis; Spiranthes australis (R. Brown) Lindley; Spiranthes australis (R. Brown) Lindley var. viridiflora Makino; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames subsp. australis H. Hara et Kitamura; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara forma albescens (Honda) Honda; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara forma autumnus H. Tsukaya; Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames var. amoena (M. Bieberson) H. Hara forma viridiflora (Makino) Ohwi; Spiranthes viridiflora (Makino) Makino |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) yakushima-moji-zuri (ヤクシマモジズリ, 屋久島綟摺 [meaning: Yakushima Island Mojizuri, Mojizuri=Spiranthes sinensis var. australis]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Yakushima Island) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane mossy streamside |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=30 |
| Description | Scapes electing 4-8cm tall. Leaves ca. 2-5cm long. Flowers red corollas ca. 2mm long, flowering in August.Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames |
| Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames | |
| Spiranthes sinensis (Persoon) Ames | |
| Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames 1908 | |
| Intraspecific variation and molecular polymorphisms in Japanese Spiranthes sinensis var. australis [PDF] | |
| Yuuki Sakamoto et al.: The differences in the response to temperatures on the seed germination and protocorm formation by aestival and autumn types of Spiranthes sinensis var. australis Ames [PDF] |
| August 2010 at my home |
August 2010 at my home |
August 2010 at my home |
| August 2010 at my home |