Ephippianthus schmidtii ("Koichiyoran")

Japanese name: コイチヨウラン （小一葉蘭）
Scientific name: Ephippianthus schmidtii

[Overview]
A perennial about 10 cm tall, found in coniferous forests in the subalpine zone.
It is a terrestrial orchid.
It has a slender rhizome.
A single leaf grows from the base, broadly ovate, 1.5–3 cm long and 1–2.5 cm wide, with an entire margin.
The leaf stalk is 2–5 cm long.
A raceme at the tip of the erect flower stalk bears 2–7 flowers sparsely.
The flowers are pale cream to yellowish green, and the lip has an entire margin.
The sepals and bracts are thin and membranous.

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