Cephalanthera caucasica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Neottieae
Genus: Cephalanthera
Species: Cephalanthera caucasica

Name

Cephalanthera caucasica Kraenzl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 65: 67 (1931).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Cephalanthera damasonium subsp. caucasica (Kraenzl.) H.Sund., Europ. Medit. Orchid., ed. 3: 41 (1980).
• Heterotypic
  • Cephalanthera acuminata Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 4: 78 (1852), nom. illeg.
  • Cephalanthera damasonium subsp. kotschyana (Renz & Taubenheim) H.Sund. in Europ. Medit. Orchid., ed. 3: 41 (1980), no exact basionym page.
  • Cephalanthera kotschyana Renz & Taubenheim in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 38: 97 (1980).
  • Cephalanthera pallens Hohen. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 11: 257 (1838), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Western Asia Iran. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kraenzlin, F.W.L. 1931. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis, Beihefte 65: 67.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Cephalanthera caucasica. Accessed: 2023 Nov 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Cephalanthera caucasica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Cephalanthera caucasica. 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 Nov 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Cephalanthera caucasica. Accessed: 22 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Cephalanthera caucasica. Published online. Accessed: 22 Nov 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Cephalanthera caucasica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Nov 2023.

Vernacular names

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