Platanthera japonica

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 japonica

Name

Platanthera japonica (Thunb.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 290 (1835)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis japonica Thunb. in J.A.Murray, Syst. Veg. ed. 14: 811 (1784)
• Homotypic
  • Habenaria japonica (Thunb.) A.Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n.s., 6: 410 (1859)
  • Tulotis japonica (Thunb.) Efimov, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 40: 50 (2008 publ. 2009)
• Heterotypic
  • Platanthera arcuata Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 289 (1835)
  • Habenaria arcuata (Lindl.) Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 155 (1890)
  • Habenaria omeiensis Rolfe, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1896: 203 (1896)
  • Platanthera manubriata Kraenzl. ex Diels, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 265 (1900)
  • Platanthera setchuenica Kraenzl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 265 (1900)
  • Platanthera omeiensis (Rolfe) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 116 (1919)
  • Platanthera stenantha subsp. omeiensis (Rolfe) Soó, Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 26: 363 (1929)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast, Tibet. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya. 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 290.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 11. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Platanthera japonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 11. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Platanthera japonica. Published online. Accessed: 11 September 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Platanthera japonica in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 September 11.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Platanthera japonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 September 2019.

Vernacular names

English: East Asian Platanthera
日本語: ツレサギソウ
한국어: 갈매기난초
中文: 舌唇兰, 骑马参, 观音竹
中文（简体）: 舌唇兰