Spiranthes ovalis

Spiranthes ovalis

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 ovalis
Varietates: (2)
S. o. var. erostellata – S. o. var. ovalis

Name

Spiranthes ovalis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 466 (1840).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gyrostachys ovalis (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891).
  • Ibidium ovale (Lindl.) House, Muhlenbergia 1: 128 (1906).
  • Triorchis ovalis (Lindl.) Julius Arthur Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 123 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada Ontario. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 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

• Lindley, J. 1840. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 466.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes ovalis. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spiranthes ovalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Spiranthes ovalis. 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 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Spiranthes ovalis. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spiranthes ovalis. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spiranthes ovalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: لولوبة بيضاوية
English: October lady's tresses

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