Platanthera obtusata

Platanthera obtusata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Platanthera
Species: Platanthera obtusata

Name

Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 284 (1835)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis obtusata Banks ex Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588 (1813)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Richardson in J.Franklin, Narr. Journey Polar Sea: 750 (1823)
  • Lysiella obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 104 (1900)
• Heterotypic
  • Habenaria obtusata var. collectanea Fernald, Rhodora 28: 175 (1926)
  • Platanthera obtusata var. collectanea (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 28: 69 (1977)
  • Platanthera obtusata f. collectanea (Fernald) P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 14 (1995)
  • Platanthera obtusata f. foliosa P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 13 (1995)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Subarctic America Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Nunavut, Northwest Territories, Yukon. Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Eastern Canada Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming. North-Central U.S.A. Minnesota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont. Southwestern U.S.A. Utah. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1835. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 284.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera obtusata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 15. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera obtusata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Platanthera obtusata. Published online. Accessed: 15 September 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Platanthera obtusata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 15.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Platanthera obtusata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 September 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Bluntleaved orchid
suomi: Pikkulehdokki
norsk: Sibirnattfiol
svenska: Lappfela

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