Platanthera

See also: platanthera

Translingual

Platanthera bifolia

Etymology

From platy- (“flat, wide”, from Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s)) +‎ Latin anthēra (“anther”).

Proper noun

Platanthera f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – fringed orchids or butterfly orchids.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae - subfamilt; Orchideae - tribe; Orchidinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Platanthera bifolia (lesser butterfly orchid) - type species; see References for listings of the c. 100 species and additional synonyms.

Descendants

• → English: platanthera

References

• Platanthera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Platanthera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Platanthera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Platanthera at USDA Plants database
• Platanthera at Tropicos
• Platanthera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Platanthera at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Platanthera at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Platanthera at The Plant List