Spiranthes cernua

Spiranthes cernua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: Spiranthes cernua

Name

Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich., De Orchid. Eur.: 37 (1817).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Ophrys cernua L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 946 (1763).
• Homotypic
  • Neottia cernua (L.) Sw., Neues J. Bot. 1: 52 (1805).
  • Gyrostachys cernua (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891).
  • Ibidium cernuum (L.) House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 381 (1905).
  • Triorchis cernuus (L.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 122 (1913).
• Heterotypic
  • Limodorum autumnale Walter, Fl. Carol.: 221 (1788).
  • Spiranthes petiolaris Raf., Herb. Raf.: 45 (1833).
  • Spiranthes annua Lesq. ex Branner & Coville, Rep. Geol. Surv. Arkansas 4: 222 (1888 publ. 1891).
  • Gyrostachys constricta Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 609 (1898).
  • Spiranthes constricta (Small) K.Schum., Just's Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 339 (1898).
  • Spiranthes cernua var. ochroleuca Ames, Orchidaceae 1: 145 (1905).
  • Spiranthes parksii Correll, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 16: 400 (1947).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, 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

• Richard, L.C.M. 1817. De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes 37.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes cernua. Accessed: 2023 Jul 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spiranthes cernua in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Spiranthes cernua. 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 Jul 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Spiranthes cernua. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spiranthes cernua. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spiranthes cernua. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: لولوبة منحنية
English: Nodding lady's tresses
فارسی: اسپیرانتس سرنوآ
français: Spiranthe penchée
中文: 俯花綬草

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