Platanthera sachalinensis F.Schmidt 1868

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

Inflorescence Photo by © Natsui.

Common Name The Sakhalin Island Platanthera - in Japan oh-yama-sagi-sou [large mountain herron weed]

Flower Size 1/4"[7 mm]

Found in Siberia, Sakhalin Island, Japan, Korea and Taiwan as a medium sized, cool to cold growing terrestrial with [1]2[3] leaves and blooms in the summer on 3.2" to 8" [ 8-20cm] long, several flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Habenaria transnokoensis (Ohwi & Fukuy.) S.S.Ying 1977; Platanthera hondoensis (Ohwi) K.Inoue 1982; Platanthera sachalinensis var. hondoensis Ohwi 1953; Platanthera transnokoensis Ohwi & Fukuy. 1934; Tulotis ussuriensis var. transnokoensis (Ohwi & Fukuy.) T.S.Liu & H.J.Su 1978

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;