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Yoania japonica

Yoania japonica

Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
SubTribe: Yoaniinae
Genus: Yoania
Species: Y. japonica
Alliance:
Binomial name
Yoania japonica
Maxim. 1873


Yoania japonica is a terrestrial orchid found in Asia.

Description[]

Plants grow 10cm high and have no leaves. They flower with three to five flowers which are 1.4 cm wide. Plant is dormant in the winter.

Distribution[]

Plants are found on growing on forest floor on mountains in Jiangxi, Fujian, and Taiwan provinces of China and in Japan at elevations of 1800 to 2800 meters

Culture[]

Naming[]

Common Names: The Japan Yoania

Synonyms[]

  1. Yoania squamipes (Fukuy.) Masam., J. Geobot. 21(3): x (1974).

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