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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Vernacular names

English: Large round-leaved orchid
français: Platanthère à feuilles orbiculaires


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