Platanthera orbiculata

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 orbiculata
Varietates: (2)
P. orbiculata. var. macrophylla – P. orbiculata. var. orbiculata

Name

Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 286 (1835)

Synonymy

Basionym
- Orchis orbiculata Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588 (1813)
Homotypic
- Habenaria orbiculata (Pursh) Hook., Exot. Fl. 2: t. 145 (1825)
- Lysias orbiculata (Pursh) Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 103 (1900)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska, Northwest Territories, Yukon.
- Western Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan.
- Eastern Canada
  - Labrador, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1835. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 286.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera orbiculata 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 orbiculata 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 orbiculata. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Platanthera orbiculata in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 4.
Tropicos.org 2019. Platanthera orbiculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 September 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Large round-leaved orchid, Large Round-leaved Orchid, Dinner-Plate Orchid, Large Round-Leaf Orchid, Roundleaf Rein Orchid, Round-Leaved Orchis, Roundleaf Orchid, Lesser Roundleaved Orchid, Round-leaved Orchid
français: Platanthère à feuilles orbiculaires