Platanthera nivea

Platanthera nivea

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 nivea

Name

Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer, Native Orchids Florida: 146 (1972)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis nivea Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 188 (1818)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria nivea (Nutt.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 689 (1826)
  • Gymnadenia nivea (Nutt.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 280 (1835)
  • Peristylus niveus (Nutt.) Kraenzl., Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 520 (1898).
  • Gymnadeniopsis nivea (Nutt.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 293 (1901)
• Heterotypic
  • Gymnadenia conica Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 280 (1835)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northeastern U.S.A. New Jersey. South-Central U.S.A. Texas, Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland (doubtful), Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Luer, C.A. 1972. The Native Orchids of Florida 146.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 4. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera nivea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Platanthera nivea. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Platanthera nivea in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 4.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Platanthera nivea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Snowy orchid

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