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Platanthera
The genus Platanthera belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the family Orchidaceae, and comprises about 150 species of orchids. The members of this genus, known as the butterfly orchids or fringed orchids, were previously included in the genus Orchis, which is a close relative (along with the genus Habenaria). They are distributed throughout the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. They are terrestrial and have tubercules. The genomes of Platanthera zijinensis and Platanthera guangdongensis have been sequenced as model species to study partial and full mycoheterotrophy.
52 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Platanthera
sectionPlatanthera
Limnorchis
sectionLimnorchis
Rein Orchids
sectionPiperia
Fimbriella
sectionFimbriella
Blephariglottis
sectionBlephariglottis
Gymnadeniopsis
sectionGymnadeniopsis
Lysias
sectionLysias
Tulotis
sectionTulotis
Lysiella
sectionLysiella
Short-spurred Rein Orchid
speciesPlatanthera brevicalcarata
Choriso bog orchid
speciesPlatanthera chorisiana
Platanthera muelleri
speciesPlatanthera muelleri
Platanthera densa
speciesPlatanthera densa
Platanthera devolii
speciesPlatanthera devolii
Lobeless Platanthera
speciesPlatanthera hologlottis
Platanthera stenoglossa
speciesPlatanthera stenoglossa
Platanthera longibracteata
speciesPlatanthera longibracteata
Platanthera formosana
speciesPlatanthera formosana
Platanthera komarovii
speciesPlatanthera komarovii
Platanthera longicalcarata
speciesPlatanthera longicalcarata
Platanthera × mixta
hybridPlatanthera × mixta
Platanthera edgeworthii
speciesPlatanthera edgeworthii
Platanthera oreades
speciesPlatanthera oreades
Platanthera kinabaluensis
speciesPlatanthera kinabaluensis
Platanthera nanlingensis
speciesPlatanthera nanlingensis
Platanthera curvata
speciesPlatanthera curvata
Platanthera neglecta
speciesPlatanthera neglecta
Platanthera clavigera
speciesPlatanthera clavigera
Platanthera replicata
speciesPlatanthera replicata
Platanthera taiwanensis
speciesPlatanthera taiwanensis
Platanthera × inouei
hybridPlatanthera × inouei
Platanthera whangshanensis
speciesPlatanthera whangshanensis
Platanthera maximowicziana
speciesPlatanthera maximowicziana
Platanthera carnosilabris
speciesPlatanthera carnosilabris
Platanthera hondoensis
speciesPlatanthera hondoensis
Platanthera linearifolia
speciesPlatanthera linearifolia
Platanthera angustilabris
speciesPlatanthera angustilabris
Platanthera elliptica
speciesPlatanthera elliptica
Platanthera oreophila
speciesPlatanthera oreophila
Platanthera exelliana
speciesPlatanthera exelliana
Platanthera pachycaulon
speciesPlatanthera pachycaulon
Platanthera × vossii
hybridPlatanthera × vossii
Platanthera deflexilabella
speciesPlatanthera deflexilabella
Platanthera calderoniae
speciesPlatanthera calderoniae
Platanthera calceoliformis
speciesPlatanthera calceoliformis
Platanthera nubigena
speciesPlatanthera nubigena
Platanthera iinumae
speciesPlatanthera iinumae
Platanthera blumei
speciesPlatanthera blumei
Platanthera alboflora
speciesPlatanthera alboflora
Platanthera longifolia
speciesPlatanthera longifolia
Platanthera saprophytica
speciesPlatanthera saprophytica
Platanthera bhutanica
speciesPlatanthera bhutanica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48031.