Platanthera hyperborea

Platanthera hyperborea

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 hyperborea

Name

Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 287 (1835)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis hyperborea L., Mant. Pl. 1: 121 (1767)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria hyperborea (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 193 (1813)
  • Gymnadenia hyperborea (L.) Link, Handbuch 1: 242 (1829)
  • Limnorchis hyperborea (L.) Rydb., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 104 (1900)
• Heterotypic
  • Orchis koenigii Gunnerus, Fl. Norveg. 2: 103 (1776)
  • Orchis acuta Banks ex Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 588 (1813)
  • Habenaria borealis Cham., Linnaea 3: 28 (1828)
  • Platanthera koenigii (Gunnerus) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 286 (1835)
  • Platanthera borealis (Cham.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 125 (1851)
  • Platanthera hyperborea var. minor Lange, Consp. Fl. Groenland.: 118 (1880)
  • Limnorchis borealis (Cham.) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 28: 621 (1901)
  • Limnorchis brachypetala Britton & Rydb., Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 2: 161 (1901)
  • Habenaria dilatata var. borealis (Cham.) Muenscher, Fl. Whatcom: 76 (1941)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Northern Europe Iceland. Northern America Subarctic America Greenland, Nunavut. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1835. Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, The. London 287.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera hyperborea. Accessed: 2023 Jan 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Platanthera hyperborea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Platanthera hyperborea. 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 Jan 20. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Platanthera hyperborea. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Platanthera hyperborea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Jan 2023.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

Vernacular names

English: Northern green orchid
suomi: Lumilehdokki
svenska: Grönlandsyxne

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