Japanese name: シマクモキリソウ（島雲切草） Scientific name:Liparis hostifolia
[Overview]
A perennial about 10 cm tall.
It has pseudobulbs and bears 2–3 simple, alternate leaves.
The leaves are ovate with a pointed tip, and the base clasps the stem in a sheath.
A raceme bears 5–6 flowers, pale green to pale purple.
The lateral sepals are broadly linear and extend sideways, and the lateral petals hang down.
The lip is round, about 1 cm across, strongly bent backward, and marked with dark purplish-brown veins.
[Notes]
It was thought to have gone extinct after the last collection in 1938 on Chichijima in the Ogasawara Islands, but it was discovered in 2017 on Minami-Iwojima.
