Sciaphila secundiflora




Family Triuridaceae
Scientific name Sciaphila secundiflora Thwaites ex Bentham
Synonyms Sciaphila boninensis Tuyama; Sciaphila megastyla Fukuyama & T. Suzuki; Sciaphila tosaensis Makino
Common name (Japanese common name) uematsu-sou (ウエマツソウ, 植松草 [meaning: Mr. Uematsu's weed])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Central region), Ogasawara Islands, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) China (Hong Kong), Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Sri Lanka
Habitat Mountane forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 6-10cm tall. Leaves 3mm long. Flowers dark purple inflorescences 1-4cm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 2mm across. Saprophytes.
Reference Sciaphila secundiflora Thwaites ex Benth.
Sciaphila secundiflora Thwaites ex Bentham
Sciaphila tosaensis Makino
A New Treatment in Säaphila (Triuridaceac) in Taiwan and Japan
Revision of Sciaphila (Triuridaceae) in Taiwan
A Revision of Triuridaceae of Japan
The Genus Sciaphila Blume (Triuridaceae) in the Flora of Vietnam
Identification of a mycorrhizal fungus in the roots of achlorophyllous Sciaphila tosaensis Makino (Triuridaceae)
Note Rare species.



September 2009
at mountane forest
in Wakayama Prefecture
September 2009
at mountane forest
in Wakayama Prefecture
September 2009
at mountane forest
in Wakayama Prefecture



September 2009
at mountane forest
in Wakayama Prefecture
September 2009
at mountane forest
in Wakayama Prefecture