Galearis

Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae)[2] native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains at least nine recognized species.[1][3][4][5] The species name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.[6]

Galearis
Galearis spectabilis (showy orchis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Galearis
Raf.
Type species
Galearis spectabilis
(L.) Raf.
Synonyms[1]
  • Amerorchis Hultén
  • Galeorchis Rydb. in N.L.Britton
  • Aceratorchis Schltr.
  • Chondradenia Maxim. ex F.Maek.
  • Aorchis Verm.

Species

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References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. (1833). Herbarium Rafinesquianum 71–72.
  3. Flora of China, v 25 p 90, 盔花兰属 kui hua lan shu, Galearis
  4. Flora of North America, Galearis
  5. Flora of North America, Amerorchis, synonym of Galearis fide Kew WCSPF
  6. Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 661. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
  • Media related to Galearis at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Galearis at Wikispecies


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