Epipactis gigantea

Epipactis gigantea

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asparagales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Neottieae
Genus: Epipactis
Species: Epipactis gigantea

Name edit

Epipactis gigantea Douglas ex Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 202 (1839)

Synonymy edit

  • Homotypic
    • Limodorum giganteum (Douglas ex Hook.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 671 (1891), nom. illeg.
    • Peramium giganteum (Douglas ex Hook.) J.M.Coult., Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 2: 424 (1894)
    • Serapias gigantea (Douglas ex Hook.) A.A.Eaton, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 21: 67 (1908)
    • Helleborine gigantea (Douglas ex Hook.) Druce, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 547 (1909)
    • Amesia gigantea (Douglas ex Hook.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr., Bot. Gaz. 56: 472 (1913)
    • Arthrochilium giganteum (Douglas ex Hook.) Szlach., Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 54: 588 (2003)
  • Heterotypic
    • Epipactis americana Lindl., Ann. Nat. Hist. 4: 385 (1840)
    • Epipactis pringlei Gand., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 66: 293 (1919 publ. 1920)
    • Cephalanthera kokanica Regel ex Nevski in V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 4: 622 (1935), pro syn.
    • Epipactis gigantea f. rubrifolia P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 287 (1995)

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia.
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Oklahoma, South Dakota.
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah.
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas.
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Primary references edit

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Vernacular names edit

English: Stream orchid, Helleborine orchid
Diné bizaad: Chʼał nineezí bidą́ą́ʼ
русский: Дремлик гигантский

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