Family | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily | Orchidoideae |
Tribe | Cranichideae |
Scientific name | Goodyera viridiflora (Blume) Blume |
Synonyms | Goodyera longirostrata Hayata; Goodyera ogatae Yamamoto; Goodyera viridiflora (Blume) Blume var. ogatae (Yamamoto) T. S. Liu & H. J. Su; Neottia viridiflora Blume |
Common name | (Japanese common name) shima shusu-ran (シマシュスラン, 島繻子蘭 [meaning: Ryukyu Islands beautiful cloths orchid]), oh-shusu-ran (オオシュスラン, 大繻子蘭 [meaning: large beautiful cloths orchid]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (Yakushima island), Okinawa |
(Other nations) China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Himalayas | |
Habitat | Evergreen broadleaf tree forest |
Chromosomal number | 2n=28 |
Description | Leaves 3-4cm long. Scapes 8-10cm tall. Flowers red brown sepals ca. 11mm long, flowering in July to August. Terrestrial. Perennial plants. |
Reference | Goodyera viridiflora (Blume) Blume 1858 |
Note | Rare species. |
October 2008 Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2008 Tsukuba Botanical Garden |
October 2008 Tsukuba Botanical Garden |