Platanthera unalascensis

Platanthera unalascensis

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 unalascensis

Name

Platanthera unalascensis (Spreng.) Kurtz, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 408 (1894)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Spiranthes unalascensis Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 708 (1826)
• Homotypic
  • Herminium unalascense (Spreng.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 107, t. 65 (1851)
  • Habenaria unalaschensis (Spreng.) S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 12: 277 (1877)
  • Piperia unalascensis (Spreng.) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 270 (1901)
  • Monorchis unalaschcensis (Spreng.) O.Schwarz, Mitt. Thüring. Bot. Ges. 1: 96 (1949)
• Heterotypic
  • Habenaria schischmareffiana Cham., Linnaea 3: 29 (1828)
  • Platanthera schischmareffiana (Cham.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 286 (1835)
  • Platanthera foetida Geyer ex Hook., Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 7: 376 (1855)
  • Habenaria foetida (Geyer ex Hook.) S.Watson, Bot. [Fortieth Parallel]: 341 (1871).
  • Piperia unalascensis f. olympica P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 10: 37 (2004 publ. 2005)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Subarctic America Aleutian Islands, Alaska. Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia. Eastern Canada Newfoundland, Ontario, Québec. Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. North-Central U.S.A. South Dakota. Northeastern U.S.A. Michigan. Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada, Utah. South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico. Mexico Mexico Northwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kurtz, F. 1894. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 19: 408.

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Slender-spire orchid

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