Notes For Reference:-

Species, Varieties, or Forms in the Genus Goodyera:

Goodyera macrantha / Benishusuran
Goodyera schlechtendaliana / Miyamauzura
Goodyera velutiana / Akebonoshusuran
Goodyera velutiana f. albiflora / Shirobanaakebonoshusuran
　

Goodyera foliosa var. laevis / Akebonoshusuran アケボノシュスラン

Goodyera foliosa var. laevis is an evergreen perennial that inhabits forests in mountainous regions, with the basal parts crawling on the ground and the upper portions extending diagonally upward to 5-10cm in height. The leaves are of alternate phyllotaxis, with two to four centimeters long, wavy margins. From shoot-apexes emerge some light red flowers facing almost one side; the sepals measure approximately 8mm long, in the shape of an oblong ovate, and lateral petals and lips are the same length. The lateral petals' tips are slightly coalescent to the sepals, and the lip's basal parts swell. Bloom time: August-September.