Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Diurideae |
Subtribe | Acianthinae |
Scientific name | Stigmatodactylus sikokianus Maximovicz ex Makino |
Synonyms | Pantlingia sikokiana (Maximovicz ex Makino) Rauschert |
Common name | (Japanese common name) korogi-ran (コオロギラン, 蟋蟀蘭 [meaning: cricket orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Wakayama Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan | |
Habitat | Japan cedar forest near mountane stream |
Chromosomal number | unknown |
Description | Bulbs 2-3mm across. Stems electing 3-10cm tall. Leaves 3-5mm long. Flowers pale green, lip ca. 4mm long, flowering in August to August to September. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Stigmatodactylus sikokianus Maxim. ex Makino |
A phylogenetic analysis of Diurideae (Orchidaceae) based on plastid DNA sequence data | |
Note | Rare species. |
September 2009 at Japan cedar forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
September 2009 at Japan cedar forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
September 2009 at Japan cedar forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
September 2009 at Japan cedar forest in Wakayama Prefecture |
September 2009 at Japan cedar forest in Wakayama Prefecture |