Platanthera ophrydioides F. Schmidt 1868

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

Common Name The Ophrys-Like Platanthera

Flower Size

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

Synonyms *Orchis japonica Thunb. ex A. Murray 1784; Platanthera ophrydioides var. amabilis Masam. 1868; Platanthera ophrydioides var. australis Ohwi 1936; Platanthera ophrydioides var. ophrydioides 1868; Platanthera ophrydioides var. uzenensis Ohwi 1868; Platanthera uzenensis (Ohwi) Maek. 1971

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