Platanthera cristata

Platanthera cristata

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 cristata

Name

Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 291 (1835)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis cristata Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 156 (1803)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria cristata (Michx.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 194 (1813)
  • Blephariglottis cristata (Michx.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 39 (1837)
• Heterotypic
  • Platanthera cristata f. straminea P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995)
  • Blephariglottis cristata f. straminea (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northeastern U.S.A. Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South 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 291.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera cristata. Accessed: 2022 Aug 17.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera cristata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Platanthera cristata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 17. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Platanthera cristata. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Aug 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Platanthera cristata. Published online. Accessed: 17 Aug 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Platanthera cristata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Aug 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Crested yellow orchid

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