Platanthera grandiflora

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 grandiflora

Name

Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 294 (1835)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Orchis grandiflora Bigelow, Fl. Boston., ed. 2: 321 (1824)
Homotypic
- Habenaria grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr. ex L.C.Beck, Bot. North. Middle States: 349 (1833)
- Platanthera fimbriata var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Hook., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 200 (1839)
- Habenaria psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) A.Gray, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 38: 310 (1840)
- Platanthera psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Torr., Fl. New York 2: 278 (1843)
- Blephariglottis grandiflora (Bigelow) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 296 (1901)
- Blephariglottis psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) J.H.Schaffn., Cat. Ohio Vasc. Pl.: 161 (1914)
- Fimbriella psycodes var. grandiflora (Bigelow) Butzin, Willdenowia 11: 324 (1981).
- Fimbriella grandiflora (Bigelow) Efimov, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 40: 49 (2008 publ. 2009)
Heterotypic
- Orchis fimbriata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 297 (1789), provisional synonym
- Habenaria fimbriata (Aiton) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 193 (1813)
- Platanthera fimbriata (Aiton) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 293 (1835)
- Habenaria fimbriata f. albiflora E.L.Rand & Redfield, Fl. Mt. Desert Isl.: 153 (1894)
- Habenaria fimbriata f. mentotonsa Fernald, Rhodora 48: 184 (1946)
- Platanthera grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Catling, Naturaliste Canad. 109: 277 (1982)
- Platanthera grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) P.M.Br., Wild Fl. Notes 3: 22 (1988)
- Platanthera grandiflora f. bicolor P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995)
- Platanthera grandiflora f. carnea P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 12 (1995)
- Blephariglottis grandiflora f. albiflora (E.L.Rand & Redfield) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009)
- Blephariglottis grandiflora f. bicolor (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009)
- Blephariglottis grandiflora f. carnea (P.M.Br.) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009)
- Blephariglottis grandiflora f. mentotonsa (Fernald) Baumbach & P.M.Br., N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 74 (2009)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Delaware †, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee.

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

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1835. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 294.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Platanthera grandiflora. Accessed: 2024 Mar 22.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Platanthera grandiflora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Platanthera grandiflora. 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. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 22. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platanthera grandiflora. Accessed: 22 Mar 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Platanthera grandiflora. Published online. Accessed: 22 Mar 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Platanthera grandiflora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Mar 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Greater purple fringed orchid

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