Platanthera flava

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 flava
Varietates: (2)
P. f. var. flava – P. f. var. herbiola

Name

Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 293 (1835)

Synonymy

  • Basionym
    • Orchis flava L., Sp. Pl.: 842 (1753)
  • Homotypic
    • Habenaria flava (L.) R.Br. ex Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 691 (1826)
    • Perularia flava (L.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 292 (1901)
    • Tulotis flava (L.) Senghas, Orchidee (Hamburg) 24: 97 (1973)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Eastern Canada
      • New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec.
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, 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, District of Columbia.

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

References

Primary references

  • Lindley, J. 1835 The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 293.

Vernacular names

English: Palegreen orchid


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