Platanthera metabifolia F.Maek. 1935

Photos by Takato NATSU from Japan and his Japan Orchids Page

Common Name The Large Two Leafed Platanthera - In Japan - Ezo-chidori [Ezo plover birds orchid (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido region)]

Flower Size

Found in Far Eastern Russia, Japan, China and Korea at elevations of 200-2800 meters as a miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial that blooms in the spring through summer

CAUTION!! I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution!!

Synonyms Platanthera bifolia subsp. extremiorientalis (Nevski) Soó 1969; Platanthera chlorantha var. metabifolia (F.Maek.) M.Hiroe 1971; Platanthera extremiorientalis Nevski 1935

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*J. Jap. Bot. 11: 303 F.Maek. 1935

Fl. URSS 4: 753 Nevski 1935 as extremiorientalis

Ann. Univ. Sci. Budapest. Rolando Eötvös, Sect. Biol. 11: 61 Soo 1969 as P bifolia subsp. extremiorientalis

Orchid Flowers 2: 55 M Hiroe 1971 as P chlorantha var. metabifolia

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