Platanthera Rich., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4 (1818) 48

Subfamily: Orchidoideae

Tribe: Orchideae

Subtribe: Orchidinae

Synonyms: Blephariglottis Raf. , Conopsidium Wallr. , Denslovia Rydb. , Diplanthera Raf. , Fimbriella Farw. ex Butzin , Gymnadeniopsis Rydb. , Habenella Small , Limnorchis Rydb. , Lindblomia Fries , Lysias Salisb. ex Rydb. , Lysiella Rydb. , Mecosa Blume , Neolindleya Kraenzl. , Perularia Lindl. , Piperia Rydb. , Sieberia Spreng. , Tulotis Raf.

A genus of c. 100 species; 12 species in Malesia.

Distribution: N America, Europa, N Africa, Asia, Malesia

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Platanthera angustata (Blume) Lindl., cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Platanthera angustata (Blume) Lindl., cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak Platanthera angustata (Blume) Lindl., cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, from Borneo, Sarawak

Last updated: 18 January 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera