New York Metropolitan Flora

Genus: Platanthera

Platanthera
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Last Modified 03/05/2013

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Nomenclature

Platanthera Richard, De Orchid. Eur., 20, 26, 35. 1817.

List of Platanthera Species

Platanthera blephariglottis Platanthera ciliaris Platanthera clavellata Platanthera cristata Platanthera dilatata Platanthera flava Platanthera grandiflora Platanthera hookeri Platanthera integra Platanthera lacera Platanthera orbiculata Platanthera peramoena Platanthera psycodes Platanthera huronensis

References to Platanthera

  • Bateman, R. M. et.al. 2003. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 142: 1-40.
  • Bateman, R. M. et.al. 1997. Phylogenetics of subtribe Orchidinae (Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae) based on nuclear ITS sequences. 2. Infrageneric relationships and reclassification to achieve monophyly of Orchis sensu stricto. Lindleyana 12: 113-141.
  • Bowles, M. et.al. 2005. Relationships between soil characteristics, distribution and restoration potential of the federal threatened eastern prairie fringed orchid, Plantanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 154: 273-285.
  • Brown, C. J.; Scott, P. J. 1997. Environmental parameters influencing the distribution of Platanthera blephariglottis and Platanthera clavellata (Orchidaceae) in peatlands on the Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland. Canad. J. Bot. 75: 974-980.
  • Brown, P. M. 1992. Platanthera pallida, new species (Orchidaceae), of fringed orchis from Long Island, New York, USA. Novon 2: 308-311.
  • Carpenter, G. M. 1959. A color variant of Habenaria cristata. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 86: 137-138.
  • Catling, P. M. 1983. Autogamy in eastern Canadian Orchidaceae a review of current knowledge ands some observations. Nat. Canad. 110: 37-54.
  • Catling, P. M.; Brownell, V. R. 1999. Platanthera lacera x leucophaea, a new cryptic natural hybrid, and a key to northeastern North American fringed-orchids. Canad. J. Bot. 77: 1144-1149.
  • Cole, F. R.; Firmage, D. H. 1984. The floral ecology of Platanthera blephariglottis. Amer. J. Bot. 71: 700-710.
  • Hapeman, J. R. 1997. Pollination and floral biology of Platanthera peramoena (Orchidaceae). Lindleyana 12: 19-25.
  • Kapoor, B. M. et.al. 1987. Annotated list of the chromosome numbers of the vascular flora of northeastern America V. Naturaliste Canad. 114: 105-116.
  • Keenan, P. E. 1986. New stations for Platanthera flava and Triphora trianthophora and other observations. Rhodora 88: 409-412.
  • Lamont, E. E.; Fitzgerald, J. M. 2001. Noteworthy plants reported from the Torrey Range- 2000. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 128: 409-414.
  • Little, K. J. et.al. 2005. Pollination ecology, genetic diversity and selection on nectar spur length in Platanthera lacera (Orchidaceae). Pl. Spec. Biol. 20: 183-190.
  • McGrath, R. T. 2008. Contributions to the status and morphology of Platanthera pallida, pale fringe orchis. Long Island Botanical Society Newsletter 18: 1,3-6.
  • Pridgeon, A. M. et.al. 1997. Phylogenetics of subtribe Orchidinae (Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae) based on nuclear its sequences. 1. Intergeneric relationships and polyphyly of Orchis sensu lato. Lindleyana 12: 89-109.
  • Reddoch, A. H. 1993. The species pair Platanthera orbiculata and P. macrophylla (Orchidaceae): taxonomy, morphology, distributions and habitats. Lindleyana 8: 171-187.
  • Reddoch, J. M.; Reddoch, A. H. 2007. Population ecology of Platanthera hookeri (Orchidaceae) in southwestern Quebec, Canada. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 134: 369-378.
  • Robertson, J. L.; Wyatt, R. 1990. Evidence for pollination ecotypes in the yellow-fringed orchis Platanthera ciliaris. Evolution 44: 121-133.
  • Robertson, J. L.; Wyatt, R. 1990. Reproductive biology of the yellow-fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris. Amer. J. Bot. 77: 388-398.
  • Schrenk. W. J. 1978. North American Platantheras: Evolution in the making. Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 47: 429-437.
  • Smreciu, E. A.; Currah, R. S. 1989. Symbiotic gemination of seeds of terrestrial orchids of North America and Europe. Lindleyana 4: 6-15.
  • Stoutamire, W. P. 1974. Relationships of the Purple-fringed Orchis Platanthera psycodes and P. grandiflora. Brittonia 26: 42-58.
  • Wallace, L. E. 2003. An evaluation of taxonomic boundaries in Platanthera dilatata (Orchidaceae) based on morphological and molecular variation. Rhodora 105: 322-336.
  • Zettler, L. W.; Jofer, C. J. 1998. Propagation of the little club-spur orchid (Platanthera clavellata) by symbiotic seed germination and its ecological implications. Environm. Exp. Bot. 39: 189-195.