Accepted name: Helonias breviscapa (Maxim.) N.Tanaka
Heloniopsis orientalis subsp. breviscapa (Maxim.) Kitam. & Murata belongs to the Melanthiaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Heloniopsis orientalis var. breviscapa--Japan. Myoko Kenmin-no-mori. Hiuchiyama Trial. 27 May 2016. (204).JPG
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Family
Melanthiaceae
Genus
Heloniopsis
Specific Epithet
orientalis
Infraspecific Epithet
breviscapa
Authorship
(Maxim.) Kitam. & Murata
Scientific Name ID
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Location
Japan, Honshu, Niigata
36.848667, 138.137194
Location Remarks
Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Suginosawa. Road 280 (on Google Maps) east to parking for trail to Naena-taki (waterfall). 785 m elev.
Collectors
David E. Boufford, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Moist trail bank above the river. Other species here: Caulophyllum, Diphylleia, Cardiocrinum.
