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March 2019

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Platanthera Rich.

This genus name was first published in De Orchid. Eur. : 26 (1817)   Link to external nomenclature reference

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000030056.

Synonyms of Platanthera

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Limnorchis Rydb. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 104–106. 1900. — wfo-4000021792
Neolindleya Kraenzl. Orchid. Gen. Sp. 1: 651. 1899. — wfo-4000025748

Species in Platanthera ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Platanthera:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera acuifera Lindl. Numer. List n. 7045 1828 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001221811
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera bracteata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. Fl. New York 2: 279 1843 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274359
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera crispa Lindl. Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 294 1835 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274400
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera erdingeri (A.Kern.) A.Kern. Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 15: 229 1865 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274437
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera estesii W.J.Schrenk Orchidee (Hamburg) 26: 262 1975 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274438
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera evansiana P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 40 (1B) 2009 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000914237
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera fargesii Schltr. ex Soó Ann. Mus. Nat. Hungar. 26: 363 363 1929 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001222079
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera folsomii P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 40 (2B) 2009 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000914238
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera ghiesbreghtiana A.Rich. & Galeotti Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. III, 3: 30 1845 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera gratissima Bach.Pyl. Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 423 1826 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274476
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera inscripta Ridl. Not listed in IK. — wfo-0001088491
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera keenanii P.M.Br. Field & Study Guide Orchids New Engl. & New York 189 1994 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274529
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera kelleyi P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 40 (3B) 2009 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000914239
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera lassenii W.J.Schrenk Orchidee (Hamburg) 26: 262 1975 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274543
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera linifolia Lindl. Numer. List n. 7041 1828 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001222443
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera quercicola Alph.Wood Class-book Bot. 685 1861 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000274671
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera satyroides Rchb. f. ex Lipsky Acta Horti Petrop. 13: 338 338 1894 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001222844
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera smithii P.M.Br. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 15: 40 (4B) 2009 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0000914244
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera viridis var. bracteata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Rchb.f. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 129 1851 — wfo-0000839381
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Platanthera yatabei Maxim. Index Pl. Jap. 2: 262 262 Link to external nomenclature reference wfo-0001223021