Spiranthes

Spiranthes spiralis (Typus)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: (37)
S. aestivalis – S. alticola – S. angustilabris – S. brevilabris – S. casei – S. cernua – S. delitescens – S. diluvialis – S. eatonii – S. elytra – S. graminea – S. hongkongensis – S. infernalis – S. lacera – S. laciniata – S. longilabris – S. lucida – S. magnicamporum – S. nebulorum – S. ochroleuca – S. odorata – S. ovalis – S. parksii – S. porrifolia – S. praecox – S. pusilla – S. romanzoffiana – S. sinensis – S. spiralis – S. stellata – S. suishanensis – S. sunii – S. sylvatica – S. torta – S. triloba – S. tuberosa – S. vernalis

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Nothospecies: (5)
S. × eamesii – S. × heteroaustralis – S. × intermedia – S. × simpsonii – S. × zahlbruckneri

Name

Spiranthes Rich., De Orchid. Eur.: 28 (1817), nom. cons.

• Type species:  Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall., Fl. Gén. Env. Paris 2: 330 (1827)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Orchiastrum Ség., Pl. Veron. 3: 252 (1754)
  • Triorchis Millán, Jac. Pet. Opera: t. 68, f. 7 (1765), nom. illeg.
  • Helictonia Ehrh., Beitr. Naturk. 4: 148 (1789)
  • Aristotelea Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 522 (1790)
  • Gyrostachis Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 511 (1807), nom. provis.
  • Ibidium Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 291 (1812)
  • Tussacia Raf. ex Desv., Observ. Pl. Angers: 91 (1818)
  • Gyrostachys Pers. ex Dumort., Fl. Belg.: 134 (1827)
  • Monustes Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 87 (1837)
  • Orchiastrum Micheli ex Greene, Man. Bot. San Francisco: 305 (1894)
  • Triorchis Petiver ex Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 122 (1913), orth. var.

References

• Richard, L.C.M. 1817. De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes 28–29, 36–37.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 258 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9
  
• 'eFloras 2009. Spiranthes in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Spiranthes
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Spiranthes in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 January 21.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Spiranthes in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Oct. 8.
• Tropicos.org 2012. Spiranthes Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Aug. 18.
• International Plant Names Index. 2012. Spiranthes. Published online. Accessed Aug. 18 2012.

• The Plant List 2013. Spiranthes in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Apr. 29.

Native distribution areas

Display the range areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Continental: Asia-Temperate  Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang. Regional: Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Regional: Mongolia Mongolia. Regional: Russian Far East Amur, Khabarovsk, Kuril Islands, Primorye, Sakhalin. Regional: Siberia Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia, Yakutskiya. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan, Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Regional: Papuasia New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. Regional: New Zealand Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Continental: Europe Regional: Eastern Europe East European Russia, Ukraine. Regional: Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland. Regional: Northern Europe Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland. Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Regional: Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isle, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah. Regional: Subarctic America Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon. Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Continental: Pacific  Regional: Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu. Continental: Southern America  Regional: Caribbean Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua. Regional: Northern South America French Guiana. References: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

العربية: لولوبة
Deutsch: Drehwurzen
English: Ladies'-tresses
فارسی: چنبره‌ای (سرده)
suomi: Kierrevilka
hornjoserbsce: Wjertulka
italiano: Viticcini
日本語: ネジバナ
Перем Коми: Спирантес
коми: Спирантес
lietuvių: Sraigtenis
мокшень: Спирантес
кырык мары: Спирантес
Nederlands: Schroeforchis
polski: Kręczynka
русский: Спирантес
svenska: Skruvaxsläktet
удмурт: Спирантес
Tiếng Việt: Gyrostachys
中文（简体）‎: 绶草属
中文（繁體）‎: 綬草屬

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