Goodyera viridiflora Blume

Species

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Characteristics

Plants terrestrial, 13-20 cm tall. Rhizome slender, many noded. Stem ascending, to 6 cm, 2-or 3(-5)-leaved. Leaves widely spaced or clustered toward apex of stem, thinly textured, both surfaces green, without white markings, ovate or ovate-lanceolate, 1.5-6 × 1-3 cm, rounded at base, apex acute; petiole-like base and tubular sheath 1-3 cm. Peduncle pale red-brown, 5-9 cm, pubescent, with 2 sterile bracts; rachis 2-5 cm, laxly (2 or)3-5-flowered, secund; floral bracts pale reddish brown, ovate-lanceolate, ca. 20 × 6-7 mm, margin ciliate, apex acute. Flowers opening widely, pale green tinged pale reddish brown, large; pedicel and ovary pale reddish brown, cylindric-fusiform, 14-15 mm, pubescent toward apex. Sepals green tinged reddish brown at apex, glabrous, 1-veined; dorsal sepal elliptic, 12-15 × 5-6 mm, concave, apex acute; lateral sepals widely spreading or reflexed, elliptic, 12-15 × 5-6 mm, apex acute. Petals greenish white tinged brown at apex, rhombic, oblique, 12-15 × 4.5-6.5 mm, 1-veined, base attenuate, apex acute; lip greenish brown tinged white at apex, sometimes streaked darker green on veins, ovate, cymbiform, 12-14 × 8-11 mm, membranous; hypochile concave-saccate, inside densely papillose; epichile recurved or spreading forward, ligulate, 3-4 mm, apex acute. Column ca. 4 mm; anther lanceolate; pollinia 10-12 mm; viscidium linear; rostellum 7-8 mm, remnant deeply bifid. Fl. Aug-Sep. 2n = 22.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.19 - 0.5
Root system rhizome
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Environment

Light 1-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Goodyera viridiflora world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Moldova (Republic of), Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Taiwan, Province of China, Viet Nam, Vanuatu, and Samoa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:636228-1
WFO ID wfo-0000974804
COL ID 3H2K9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 672171
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Synonyms

Physurus viridiflorus Orchiodes cordata Orchiodes viridiflora Peramium ogatai Neottia viridiflora Eucosia carnea Georchis cordata Georchis viridiflora Goodyera brachiorhynchos Goodyera cordata Goodyera glauca Goodyera longirostrata Goodyera rosans Goodyera subuniflora Goodyera viridiflora Epipactis brachiorrhynchos Epipactis glauca Epipactis viridiflora Erythrodes viridiflora Epipactis cordata Goodyera finetiana Goodyera carnea Goodyera ogatai Peramium longirostratum Goodyera cordata Goodyera schlechtendaliana var. ogatae Goodyera viridiflora var. ogatae