Gastrodia elata Blume 1856 f. viridis Photos courtesy of Natsui

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Common Name The Beuatiful Gastrodia - Japanese - Ao-tenma [Green Gastrodia]

Flower Size 1/4" [7 to 8mm]

Found Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan at elevations of 800 to 2350 meters in high marsh or in montane, mixed pine and broadleafed forests as a medium to large sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial species with no leaves and an elongate stem that blooms in the summer on an erect, 4 to 6" long, many flowered, racemose inflorescence

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Bhutan Pearce & Cribb 2007

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