Platanthera hookeri

Platanthera hookeri

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 hookeri

Name

Platanthera hookeri (Torr.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 286 (1835)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Habenaria hookeri Torr., Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 3: 299 (1835)
• Homotypic
  • Orchis hookeri (Torr.) Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl.: 327 (1870)
• Heterotypic
  • Habenaria hookeriana Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 286 (1835)
  • Orchis hookeriana (Lindl.) Oakes, Cat. Vermont Pl.: 27 (1842)
  • Platanthera hookeri var. oblongifolia C.N.Paine, Rep. (Annual) New York State Cab. 18: 135 (1865)
  • Habenaria hookeri var. oblongifolia Paine in A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 501 (1867)
  • Lysias hookeriana (Lindl.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 295 (1901)
  • Habenaria oblongifolia (C.N.Paine) G.G.Niles, Bog-Trott. Orch.: 250 (1904)
  • Habenaria hookeri var. abbreviata Fernald, Rhodora 35: 239 (1933)
  • Platanthera hookeri var. abbreviata (Fernald) W.J.Schrenk, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 28: 69 (1977)
  • Platanthera hookeri f. abbreviata (Fernald) P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 14 (1995)
  • Platanthera hookeri f. oblongifolia (C.N.Paine) P.M.Br., Wild Orchids Canad. Marit. & N. Gr. Lakes: 284 (2006)

References

• Lindley, J. (1835) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 286.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 345 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Platanthera hookeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 23. Reference page. 
• Emonocot.org 2013. Platanthera hookeri in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Nov. 23.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Platanthera hookeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Nov. 2013.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Platanthera hookeri. Published online. Accessed: 23. Nov. 2013.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America  Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isle, Vermont. Regional: Western Canada Manitoba. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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