Platanthera cristata

Platanthera cristata

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 cristata

Name

Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 291 (1835)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Orchis cristata Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 156 (1803)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria cristata (Michx.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 194 (1813)
  • Blephariglottis cristata (Michx.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 39 (1837)
• Heterotypic
  • Platanthera cristata f. straminea P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995)
  • Blephariglottis cristata f. straminea (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009)

References

• Lindley, J. (1835) The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 291.
• 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 cristata in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Apr. 8.
• Tropicos.org 2013Apr.. Platanthera cristata . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013Apr. 8 {{{3}}}.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Platanthera cristata. Published online. Accessed 8. Apr. 2013.

Vernacular names

English: Crested yellow orchid

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