Platanthera calceoliformis

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Platanthera calceoliformis is a species of orchid endemic to north-western Yunnan province, China.[2] It is found at elevations of 3,200–4,000 metres (10,500–13,100 ft) in alpine grasslands.[3] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[1]

Platanthera calceoliformis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Platanthera
Species:
P. calceoliformis
Binomial name
Platanthera calceoliformis
(W.W.Sm.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Herminium calceoliforme W.W.Sm.
  • Smithorchis calceoliformis (W.W.Sm.) Tang & F.T.Wang

Taxonomy

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The species was first described by William Wright Smith in 1921 as Herminium calceoliforme,[2] having been collected by George Forrest in 1914 on the watershed between the Mekong and Yangtze rivers.[4] It has been placed in several genera at different times, including the monotypic genus Smithorchis.[3] A molecular phylogenetic study in 2014 found that it was deeply embedded in a clade of Platanthera species, and so it was transferred to that genus as Platanthera calceoliformis.[5][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Smithorchis calceoliformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46712A11076776. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46712A11076776.en.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Platanthera calceoliformis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. ^ a b Xinqi Chen; Stephan W. Gale & Phillip J. Cribb. 1. Smithorchis calceoliformis (W. W. Smith) Tang & F. T. Wang, Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol. Bot. 7: 140. 1936. p. 117. In Wu et al. (2009).
  4. ^ W. W. Smith (1921). "New orchids from Yunnan and northern Burma". Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 63–64: 189–222.
  5. ^ Jin, Wei-Tao; Jin, Xiao-Hua; Schuiteman, André; Li, De-Zhu; Xiang, Xiao-Guo; Huang, Wei-Chang; Li, Jian-Wu & Huang, Lu-Qi (2014). "Molecular systematics of subtribe Orchidinae and Asian taxa of Habenariinae (Orchideae, Orchidaceae) based on plastid matK, rbcL and nuclear ITS". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 77: 41–53. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.04.004. PMID 24747003.

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