Ophiorrhiza japonica Blume [Rubiaceae]
Satsumainamori (サツマイナモリ, 薩摩稲森)
Lifeform: perennial forb
Distribution: endemic to Japan (Kanto - Kyushu, not in Hokkaido)
Habitat: shady, mecis forest
Ophiorrhiza L. in Japan
No species in Hokkaido
O. japonica Bl. (サツマイナモリ)
- var. tashiroi (Maxim.) Ohwi (ナガバイナモリ)
O. pumila Champ. (チャボイナモリ)
O. kuroiwai Makino (リュウキュウイナモリ)
Ophiorrhiza japonica in Kyushu
in Minamata, Kyushu Island, southern Japan, in May 1985. This secondary forest was used for IBP.