Goodyera hachijoensis Yatabe 1891Photo by Takato NATSU from Japan and his Japan Orchids Page

Leaves Photo courtesy of © Lourens Grobler.

Full Shade WarmCool Fall

Common Name The Hachijo Goodyera [An Island in the Japanese Archipelago] - In Japan Hachijo shusu-ran

Flower Size .15" [4mm]

Found in Japan, the Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan as a miniature sized, warm to cool growing terrestrial that blooms in the fall on a 4 to 8" [10 to 20 cm] long, several flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Epipactis hachijoensis (Yatabe) A.A.Eaton 1908; Epipactis matsumurana (Schltr.) A.A.Eaton 1908; Goodyera alboreticulata Hayata 1911; Goodyera hachijoensis var. matsumurana (Schltr.) Ohwi 1965; Goodyera leuconeura Maek. 1936; Goodyera matsumurana Schltr. 1906; Goodyera yakushimensis Nakai 1923; Peramium alboreticulatum (Hayata) Makino 1929; Peramium hachijoense (Yatabe) Makino 1929; Peramium matsumuranum (Schltr.) Makino 1929; Peramium yakushimense (Nakai) Makino 1929

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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