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| Photo by Mr. Yoshiaki Kitada | Photo by Mr. Yoshiaki Kitada |
| June 2008 at mountane forest |
June 2008 at mountane forest |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe | Calypsoeae |
| Scientific name | Yoania flava K. Inoue & T. Yukawa |
| Synonyms | none |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shinano shouki-ran (シナノショウキラン, 信濃鍾馗蘭 [meaning: Shinano Zhong Kui orchid (Shinano = an old name of Nagano Prefecture)]) |
| (English common name) none | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Honshu (Central region) |
| (Other nations) none | |
| Habitat | Mountane forest. |
| Chromosomal number | unknown |
| Description | Plants electing 10-30cm tall. Leaves none. Flowers yellow 3.5-4cm across, flowering in June to July. Terrestrial. Saprophytes. |
| Reference | A New Species of Yoania (Orchidaceae) from Southern Nagano, Central Japan |
| Conservation of endangered plants - The artificial propagation and new symbiotic fungus of terrestrial saprophytic orchid, Yoania flava |
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| Photo by Mr. Yoshiaki Kitada | Photo by Mr. Yoshiaki Kitada |
| June 2008 at mountane forest |
June 2008 at mountane forest |
