Lecanorchis japonica Blume 1856

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

Common Name The Japanese Lecanorchis - Hokuriku muyo-ran In China Yu Lan

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in Japan, Korea and Taiwan in montane forests at elevations around 600 meters as a medium to just large sized, cool to cold growing, mycoheterotrophic terrestrial with an erect, terete, pale brown, glabrous, simple, to 2' [60 cm] long, distant dry black scales, 4 to 9 flowered inflorescence with floral bracts that are much shorter than the pedicels and carrying wide open waxy flowers occuring in the spring.

Synonyms Lecanorchis cerina Fukuy. 1935; Lecanorchis cerina var. albida T.P.Lin 1987; Lecanorchis japonica var. kiiensis (Murata) T.Hashim. 1990; Lecanorchis japonica var. tubiformis T.Hashim. 1990; Lecanorchis kiiensis Murata 1975; Lecanorchis trachycaula Ohwi 1965; Lecanorchis virella T.Hashim. 1989

References W3 Tropicos,Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Native Orchids of Taiwan Vol 3 Lin 1987 as Lecanorchis cerina; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo ok; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing ok; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos ok

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