Streptopus streptopoides subsp. japonicus ("Takeshimaran")

Japanese name: タケシマラン （竹縞蘭）
Scientific name: Streptopus streptopoides subsp. japonicus

[Overview]
A perennial 20–50 cm tall, found in the mountains.
The stem usually branches into 2 forks.
Leaves are simple and alternate, ovate-lanceolate, 4–10 cm long, with the base not clasping the stem.
The flowers usually grow singly in the leaf axils and are small, pale pink and 6-petaled.
The petals are about 3 mm long and curve back.
The flower stalk has no joint.
The fruit is a spherical berry about 7 mm across, ripening red.

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