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Platanthera

The genus Platanthera is in the family Orchidaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Platanthera

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source Date supplied Infra. rec.
Platanthera acuifera Lindl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Platanthera albomarginata Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera algeriensis Batt. & Trab. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera alpinipaludosa P.Royen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera amabilis Koidz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × andrewsii (M.White) Luer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera angustata (Blume) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera angustilabris Seidenf. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × apalachicola P.M.Br. & S.L.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera aquilonis Sheviak Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera arcuata Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera arfakensis Renz Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera bakeriana (King & Pantl.) Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × beckneri P.M.Br. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera bhutanica K.Inoue Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × bicolor (Raf.) Luer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera biermanniana (King & Pantl.) Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Platanthera blephariglottis (Willd.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera blumei Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera boninensis Koidz. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera borneensis (Ridl.) J.J.Wood Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera brevicalcarata Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera brevifolia (Greene) Senghas Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera calderoniae López-Ferr. & Espejo Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × canbyi (Ames) Luer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × channellii Folsom Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera chapmanii (Small) Luer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera chiloglossa (Tang & F.T.Wang) K.Y.Lang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera chlorantha (Custer) Rchb. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera chorisiana (Cham.) Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera ciliaris (L.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera clavellata (Michx.) Luer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera clavigera Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera colemanii (Rand.Morgan & Glic.) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera contigua Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera convallariifolia (Fisch. ex Lindl.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera cooperi (S.Watson) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × correllii W.J.Schrenk Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera crassinervia (Ames & C.Schweinf.) J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera crispa Lindl. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera cristata (Michx.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera cumminsiana (King & Pantl.) Renz Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera curvata K.Y.Lang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera damingshanica K.Y.Lang & H.S.Guo Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera deflexilabella K.Y.Lang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera densa Freyn Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera devolii (T.P.Lin & T.W.Hu) T.P.Lin & K.Inoue Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex L.C.Beck Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 2
Platanthera dyeriana (King & Pantl.) Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera edgeworthii (Hook.f. ex Collett) R.K.Gupta Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera elegans Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera elliptica J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera elongata (Rydb.) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × enigma P.M.Br. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera ephemerantha R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera epiphytica Aver. & Efimov Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × estesii W.J.Schrenk Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × evansiana P.M.Br. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera exelliana Soó Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera fargesii Schltr. ex Soó Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Platanthera finetiana Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera flava (L.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera florentia Franch. & Sav. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × folsomii P.M.Br. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera fuscescens (L.) Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera ghiesbreghtiana A.Rich. & Galeotti Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera grandiflora (Bigelow) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera gratissima Bach.Pyl. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera handel-mazzettii K.Inoue Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera herminioides Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera heyneana Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × hollandiae Catling & Brownell Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera holmboei H.Lindb. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera hologlottis Maxim. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera hookeri (Torr.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera huronensis Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × hybrida Brügger Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera hyperborea (L.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera iinumae Makino Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × inouei Efimov Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera inscripta Ridl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Platanthera integra (Nutt.) A.Gray ex L.C.Beck Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera integrilabia (Correll) Luer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × keenanii P.M.Br. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × kelleyi P.M.Br. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera kinabaluensis Kraenzl. ex Rolfe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera komarovii Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera kwangsiensis K.Y.Lang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera lacera (Michx.) G.Don Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera lancilabris Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × lassenii W.J.Schrenk Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera latilabris Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera leptocaulon (Hook.f.) Soó Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera leptopetala (Rydb.) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera likiangensis Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera limosa Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera linifolia Lindl. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Platanthera longibracteata Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera longicalcarata Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera longifolia A.Rich. & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera longiglandula K.Y.Lang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × lueri P.M.Br. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera mandarinorum Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera maximowicziana Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera michaelii (Greene) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera micrantha (Hochst.) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera minor (Miq.) Rchb.f. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera minutiflora Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × mixta Efimov Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera neottianthoides (Tang & F.T.Wang) R.M.Bateman & P.J.Cribb Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera nivea (Nutt.) Luer Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera nubigena A.Rich. & Galeotti Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera obtusata (Banks ex Pursh) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera × okubo-hachijoensis K.Inoue Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera okuboi Makino Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera ophiocephala (W.W.Sm.) Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera ophrydioides F.Schmidt Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × ophryotipuloides K.Inoue Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera orbiculata (Pursh) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera oreophila Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × osceola P.M.Br. & S.L.Stewart Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera pachycaulon (Hook.f.) Soó Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera pallida P.M.Br. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera papuana Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera peichatieniana S.S.Ying Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera peramoena A.Gray Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera praeclara Sheviak & M.L.Bowles Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera psycodes (L.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera purpurascens (Rydb.) Sheviak & W.F.Jenn. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera quercicola Alph.Wood Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera replicata (A.Rich.) Ackerman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × reznicekii Catling, Brownell & G.Allen Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera robinsonii J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera roseotincta (W.W.Sm.) Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera sachalinensis F.Schmidt Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera saprophytica J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera satyroides Rchb. f. ex Lipsky Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Platanthera shriveri P.M.Br. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera sikkimensis (Hook.f.) Kraenzl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera singgalangensis (J.J.Sm.) Efimov Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera sinica Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × smithii P.M.Br. Unresolved L WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera sonoharae Masam. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera sparsiflora (S.Watson) Schltr. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera stapfii Kraenzl. ex Rolfe Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera stenantha (Hook.f.) Soó Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera stenoglossa Hayata Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera stenophylla Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera stricta Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera taiwanensis (S.S.Ying) S.C.Chen, S.W.Gale & P.J.Cribb Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera takedae Makino Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera tescamnis Sheviak & W.F.Jenn. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera tipuloides (L.f.) Lindl. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23 1
Platanthera transversa (Suksd.) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera unalascensis (Spreng.) Kurtz Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera undulata J.J.Sm. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera uniformis Tang & F.T.Wang Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera urceolata (Hook.f.) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera ussuriensis (Regel) Maxim. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera × vossii F.W.Case Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera yadonii (Rand.Morgan & Ackerman) R.M.Bateman Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera yakumontana Masam. Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera yangmeiensis T.P.Lin Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera yatabei Maxim. Unresolved L TRO 2012-04-18
Platanthera yosemitensis Colwell, Sheviak & P.E.Moore Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23
Platanthera zothecina (L.C.Higgins & S.L.Welsh) Kartesz & Gandhi Accepted H WCSP 2012-03-23

Statistics

The Plant List includes 650 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Platanthera. Of these 152 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 319 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Platanthera. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 650 species names for the genus Platanthera recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of binomial name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 152 23.4%
◕ Synonym 481 74.0%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 17 2.6%

All names

The status of the 969 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Platanthera recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Pie chart of all name statuses
Status Total
◕ Accepted 165 17.0%
◕ Synonym 787 81.2%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 17 1.8%

Of the species names,

The confidence with which the status of the 650 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Platanthera, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 152 454 0 0 606 93.2%
Medium confidence 0 18 0 0 18 2.8%
Low confidence 0 9 0 17 26 4.0%

The source of the species name records found in The Plant List for the genus Platanthera is as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
Tropicos 0 18 0 6 0 24 3.7%
WCSP 152 463 0 11 0 626 96.3%