Goodyera hachijoensis var. yakushimensis




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranichideae
Subtribe Goodyerinae
Scientific name Goodyera hachijoensis Yatabe var. yakushimensis (Nakai) Ohwi
Synonyms Goodyera yakushimensis Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) yakushima-shusu-ran (ヤクシマシュスラン, 屋久島繻子蘭 [meaning: Yakushima Island shusu-ran (shusu-ran=Goodyera velutina)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Kyushu (south region, Yakushima Island)
(Other nations) none
Habitat Evergreen forest
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-25cm tall. Leaves 4-8cm long, 2.5-3cm wide. Flowers flowering in September to October. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Chromosome numbers of the family Orchidaceae in Japan
Note Rare species.
Many authors have described that Goodyera hachijoensis Yatabe var. yakushimensis (Nakai) Ohwi is a syhnonym of Goodyera hachijoensis Yatabe.



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