Spiranthes flexuosa

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: Spiranthes flexuosa

Name

Spiranthes flexuosa (Sm.) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 823 (1824).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Neottia flexuosa Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 24: n.º 9 (1813).
• Homotypic
  • Gyrostachys australis var. flexuosa (Sm.) Blume, Fl. Javae Nov. Ser.: 130 (1859).
  • Spiranthes densa A.Rich., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 79 (1841).
  • Spiranthes himalayensis Survesw., Kumar & Mei Sun, PhytoKeys 89: 118 (2017).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Temperate Western Asia Afghanistan. China China South-Central, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1824. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. Londo 10: t. 823.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes flexuosa. Accessed: 2023 Jul 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spiranthes flexuosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Spiranthes flexuosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Spiranthes flexuosa. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spiranthes flexuosa. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spiranthes flexuosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 尼泊尔绶草
中文（简体）: 尼泊尔绶草