Rock-cheeping bird - Rock-cheeping bird

Japanese: イワチドリ - いわちどり
Rock-cheeping bird - Rock-cheeping bird
A small orchid that grows on rocky cliffs along streams in western Japan. It has beautiful, slightly large crimson-purple flowers. Its Japanese name, Iwachidori, comes from the place where it grows, as the flowers resemble a plover. The stem that grows from the ellipsoid tuberous root is 5-10 cm tall and has one leaf at the bottom. The leaf is lanceolate and 3-5 cm long. In May and June, it produces 1-5 flowers, each about 1 cm in diameter. The sepals and petals are small, about 4 mm long, and somewhat helmet-shaped. The lip petal is large and conspicuous, about 10 mm long, and deeply divided into three lobes, with the central lobe further divided into two lobes at the tip.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
西日本の沢沿いの岩壁に生える小型のラン科植物。紅紫色のやや大型の花が美しい。和名は花が千鳥に似ているので,生育地にちなんで岩千鳥とついた。楕円体状の塊根より伸びた茎は高さ5~10cm,下部に1枚の葉をつける。葉は披針形で長さ3~5cm。5~6月に直径約1cmの花を1~5個つける。萼片および花弁は小さく,長さ4mmくらい,ややかぶと状になる。唇弁は大きく目立ち,長さ約10mm,深く3裂し,中裂片はさらに先端が2裂する。

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