Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2597)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)
Class: Liliopsida (387)
Order: Orchidales (27)
Family: Orchidaceae (27)(family description)
Genus: Liparis (1)
Epithet: viridiflora (Blume) Lindl. (1)
Synonyms: Cestichis longipes (Lindl.) Ames, Cestichis pendula Pfitzer, Leptorkis longipes (Lindl.) Kuntze, Leptorkis stachyurus (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Leptorkis triloba (Ridl.) Kuntze, Leptorkis viridiflora (Blume) Kuntze, Liparis boothii Regel, Liparis longipes Lindl., Liparis pendula Lindl., Liparis piestopus Schltr., Liparis pleistantha Schltr., Liparis simondii Gagnep., Liparis spathulata Lindl., Liparis stachyurus Rchb.f., Liparis triloba Ridl., Malaxis viridiflora Blume, Stichorkis pendula (Pfitzer) Pfitzer, Stichorkis viridiflora (Blume) Marg., Szlach. & Kulak, Sturmia longipes (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
longipes => long-stalked
pendula => hanging down as through weakness of the stem
piestopus => narrow footed
triloba => with three lobes
viridiflora => green-flowered