Arethusa bulbosa

Arethusa bulbosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Arethuseae
Subtribus: Arethusinae
Genus: Arethusa
Species: Arethusa bulbosa

Name

Arethusa bulbosa L., Sp. Pl.: 950 (1753).

• monotypic taxon

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Arethusa bulbosa f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield, Fl. Mt. Desert Isl.: 152 (1894).
  • Arethusa bulbosa f. subcaerulea E.L.Rand & Redfield, Fl. Mt. Desert Isl.: 152 (1894).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Western Canada Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Eastern Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia. Southeastern U.S.A. Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 950.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 14 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Arethusa bulbosa. Accessed: 2023 Nov 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Arethusa bulbosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Nov 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Arethusa bulbosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Nov 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Arethusa bulbosa. Accessed: 30 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Arethusa bulbosa. Published online. Accessed 30 Nov 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Arethusa bulbosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 30 Nov 2023.

Vernacular names

Ελληνικά: Αρέθουσα
English: Dragon's mouth
español: Boca de dragón
euskara: Dragoi Ahoa
français: Aréthuse bulbeuse
Tiếng Việt: Phong lan miệng rồng

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