Stigmatodactylus sikokianus




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Orchidoideae
Tribe Diurideae
Subtribe Acianthinae
Scientific name Stigmatodactylus sikokianus Maximovicz ex Makino
Synonyms Pantlingia sikokiana (Maximovicz ex Makino) Rauschert
Common name (Japanese common name) korogi-ran (コオロギラン, 蟋蟀蘭 [meaning: cricket orchid])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Wakayama Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) China, Taiwan
Habitat Japan cedar forest near mountane stream
Chromosomal number unknown
Description Bulbs 2-3mm across. Stems electing 3-10cm tall. Leaves 3-5mm long. Flowers pale green, lip ca. 4mm long, flowering in August to August to September. Terrestrial. Perennial plants.
Reference Stigmatodactylus sikokianus Maxim. ex Makino
A phylogenetic analysis of Diurideae (Orchidaceae) based on plastid DNA sequence data
Note Rare species.



September 2009
at Japan cedar forest
in Wakayama Prefecture
September 2009
at Japan cedar forest
in Wakayama Prefecture
September 2009
at Japan cedar forest
in Wakayama Prefecture



September 2009
at Japan cedar forest
in Wakayama Prefecture
September 2009
at Japan cedar forest
in Wakayama Prefecture