Goodyera viridiflora




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