Cephalanthera austiniae

Cephalanthera austiniae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Neottieae
Genus: Cephalanthera
Species: Cephalanthera austiniae

Name

Cephalanthera austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2: 4. (1900).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Chloraea austiniae A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 83 (1877).
• Homotypic
  • Epipactis austiniae (A.Gray) Wettst., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 429 (1889).
  • Limodorum austiniae (A.Gray) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).
  • Eburophyton austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller, Muhlenbergia 1: 49 (1904).
  • Serapias austiniae (A.Gray) A.A.Eaton, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 21: 66 (1908).
• Heterotypic
  • Cephalanthera oregana Rchb.f., Linnaea 41: 53 (1876), nom. rej.
  • Chloraea oregana Nutt. ex Benth. & Hook.f., Gen. Pl. 3: 619 (1883).
  • Epipactis oregana (Rchb.f.) Wettst., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 39: 429 (1889).
  • Limodorum oreganum (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Western Canada British Columbia. Northwestern U.S.A.' Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Heller, A.A. 1900. Catalogue of North American Plants North of Mexico (ed. 2) 4.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cephalanthera austiniae. Accessed: 2026 May 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Cephalanthera austiniae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Cephalanthera austiniae. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cephalanthera austiniae. Accessed: 11 May 2026. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Cephalanthera austiniae. Published online. Accessed: 11 May 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Cephalanthera austiniae. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 May 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Phantom orchid, Phantom orchid
français: Céphalanthère d'Austin

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