Platanthera sonoharae Masam. 1964
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MID MID
Common Name Sonohara's Platanthera - In Japan Kunigami-tonbo-sou
Flower Size .28 to .32" [7-8 mm]
Found in Nansei-Shoto [Okinawa] along montane streamsides as a small sized, cold growing terrestrial with linear leaves that blooms in the late summer and fall on a 6 to 10" long, [15-25cm] long, several flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Tulotis sonoharae (Masam.) K.Nakaj, 1972
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
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