Liparis japonica (Miq.) Maxim. 1887
Plant and Flowers in situ Japan Photos by © Hisanori Takeuchi and his Orchids of the World Website
Common Name The Japanese Liparis
Flower Size .5" [1.25 cm]
Found in the Russian far east, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan as a miniature to small sized, cold growing terrestrial with ovoidpaeudobulbs enveloped by whitish, membraneous sheaths and carrying 2, ovate, ovate-oblong to nearly elliptic,membraneous t oherbaceous, acute to obtuse apically, crispate to entire margins, narrowing below into the petiolate clasping base leaves that blooms in the summer on an erect, terminal, 4.8" to 20" [12 to 50 cm] long, several to mare than 10 flowered, racemose inflorescence with narrowly ovate floral bracts, .
Synonyms Leptorchis japonica (Miq.) Kuntze 1891; *Microstylis japonica Miq. 1866
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Band 3 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas Liferung #13 753 - 819 Liparinae 1983 drawing as L latifolia not fide; photo fide; Native Orchids of Shaanxi - Shaanxi Science & Technology Press 2007 photo fide; Native Orchids From Gaoligongshan Mountains, China Xiaohua, Xiaodong and Xiaochun 2009 photo ;
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