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. |
July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |
July 2010 at my home |