Platanthera leucophaea

Platanthera leucophaea

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 leucophaea

Name

Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 294 (1835)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Orchis leucophaea Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 5: 161 (1835)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria leucophaea (Nutt.) A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 502 (1867)
  • Blephariglottis leucophaea (Nutt.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 296 (1901)
  • Fimbriella leucophaea (Nutt.) Butzin, Willdenowia 11: 324 (1981)

References

• Lindley, J. (1835) Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, The. London 294.
• 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 0198507100
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2012. Platanthera leucophaea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 May 31.
• Emonocot.org 2014. Platanthera leucophaea in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 4.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Platanthera leucophaea Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 May. 31.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Platanthera leucophaea. Published on the Internet. Accessed 31. May 2012.
• The Plant List 2014. Platanthera leucophaea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 4.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

English: Eastern prairie fringed orchid

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