Habenaria flagellifera Makino 1892

Plant and Flowers in situ Japan Photos by © Hisanori Takeuchi and his Orchids of the World Website

Common Name The Whip Carrying Habenaria

Flower Size

Found in Japan and Korea as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial

CAUTION! Said by Kew to be synomonous with Peristylus densus but there seem to be several differences so I will leave the separate for now.

Synonyms Habenaria flagellifera var. yosiei H.Hara 1977; Habenaria hiugensis Ohwi 1936; Habenaria satsumana Ohwi 1936; Peristylus flagellifer (Makino) Ohwi 1953; Peristylus satsumanus Ohwi 1936

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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