Murechidori

Stenoglottis cv.　(fimbriata×longifolia）

Flower name
Murechidori
Scientific name
Stenoglottis cv.　(fimbriata×longifolia）
Alias群千鳥, ウズラバムレチドリ, 鶉葉群千鳥
Place of originSouth Africa
Place of floweringGreenhouse, Specific area
Flowering seasonSeptember, October, November

What is Murechidori

Murechidori（Stenoglottis cv. (fimbriata×longifolia） is a non cold hardy evergreen perennial herb of the genus "Stenoglottis" of the orchid family, native to South Africa, and is a hybrid between the "Fimbriata species (S. fimbriata)" and the "Stenoglottis It is an interspecific hybrid between "S. longifolia" and "S. longifolia".
It is also known as "quail-billed plover" because of the black spots on its leaves that resemble a quail's pattern.
The plant is 15 to 30 cm tall. The leaves are rosette-shaped, green with black spots like quail eggs, and lance-shaped, 10-20 cm long, with wavy serrations on the leaf margins.From September to October, it produces a 20-cm-long raceme at the tip of the flower stalk, which bears 15 to 20 orchid-shaped pink flowers 1 to 1.2 cm in diameter, similar to staggered flowers. The lip petals are elongated and white to light red with two rows of dark red spots in a row of about three. It is often potted in greenhouses.

scientific name
The genus name "Stenoglottis" is a compound of the Latin words "stenos" (fine) and "glotta" (tongue), referring to the shape of the narrow lip petals.
The name of the cultivar "fimbriata x longifolia" is a compound of the Latin words "fimbriata" (fringed) and "longifolia" (long), meaning "with long marginal hairs.

Common name: Murechidori(flocking plover), scientific name: Stenoglottis cv. (fimbriata × longifolia), also known as quailbamuretzin (quail-leaf flocking plover),
Origin: South Africa, Life-supporting habitat: tree trunks, on the ground, on rocks on the forest floor, life-form: evergreen perennial herb, height: 15-30 cm, leaves: rosette, leaf color: green with black spots, leaf blade length: 10-20 cm, leaf shape: lance-shaped, leaf margin: wavy serrate, inflorescence: alternate, flowering season: September-October, flower color: pink with red spots, flower diameter: 1-1.2 cm, flower shape: orchid, inflorescence shape: raceme, inflorescence length: 20 cm, number of flowers: 15-20, uses: potted plant.