Cyrtosia septentrionalis is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is a achlorophyllous myco-heterotrophic species found in Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, and China (Anhui, Henan, Hunan, and Zhejiang).Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFlora of China, v 25 p 169, 血红肉果兰 xue hong rou guo lan, Cyrtosia septentrionalis Autogamous fruit set in a mycoheterotrophic orchid Cyrtosia septentrionalis. Kenji Suetsugu, Plant Systematics and Evolution, March 2013, Volume 299, Issue 3, pages 481-486, It is a perennial plant that blooms in early summer, though can apparently enter prolonged dormancy for extended periods of time before reappearing and blooming again. it feeds on the wood decaying fungi armillaria, specifically armillaria gallica, and armillaria mellea.
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