Neottianthe cucullata




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Cranichideae
Subtribe Orchidinae
Scientific name Neottianthe cucullata (L.) Schlechter
Synonyms Orchis cucullata L.; Gymnadenia cucullata (L.) Richard; Gymnadenia cucullata (L.) Richard var. maculata Nakai & Kitagawa; Gymnadenia monophylla Ames & Schlechter; Gymnadenia pseudodiphylax Kränzlin; Gymnadenia scabrilinguis Kränzlin; Habenaria cucullata (L.) Höfft; Himantoglossum cucullatum (L.) Reichenbach f.; Neottianthe angustifolia K.Y. Lang; Neottianthe cucullata (L.) Schlechter forma maculata (Nakai & Kitagawa) Nakai & Kitagawa; Neottianthe maculata (Nakai & Kitagawa) Nakai & Kitagawa; Neottianthe monophylla (Ames & Schlechter) Schlechter; Neottianthe pseudodiphylax (Kränzlin) Schlechter; Neottianthe pseudodiphylax (Kränzlin) Schlechter var. monophylla (Ames & Schlechter) Soó
Common name (Japanese common name) miyama-mojizuri (ミヤマモジズリ, 深山綟摺 [meaning: high mountain Mojizuri (Mojizuri = Spiranthes sinensis)])
(Chinese common name) er ye dou bei lan (二葉兜被蘭)
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region), Shikoku
(Other nations) Russia, Korea, China, Mongolia, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Eastern Europe
Habitat Alpine or subalpine forest, mossy rocks
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Plants 10-20cm tall. Leaves 3-6 long, 1-2.5cm wide. Flowers pink, ca. 7-8mm long, flowring in July to September. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Neottianthe cucullata (L.) Schltr.
Neottianthe cucullata (L.) Schltr.
Neottianthe cucullata (Linnaeus) Schlechter
Neottianthe cucullata (L.) Schltr. 1919
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late June 2012
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late June 2012
at my home
late June 2012
at my home