Pseudorchis
Pseudorchis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The sole species is the small white orchid (Pseudorchis albida). It is found across much of Europe and northern Asia from Spain and Iceland to Kamchatka, including France, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Scandinavia, Ukraine and much of Russia. It also occurs in Greenland and eastern Canada (Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador).[1] (Codes) [2][3]
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Pseudorchis albida in Austria | |
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Genus: | Pseudorchis Ség. |
Species: | P. albida |
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Three subspecies are recognized:
- Pseudorchis albida subsp. albida - from Spain and Iceland to Kamchatka
- Pseudorchis albida subsp. straminea (Fernald) Á.Löve & D.Löve - Scandinavia, northern Russia, Greenland, Canada
- Pseudorchis albida subsp. tricuspis (Beck) E.Klein - Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Poland, Romania, former Yugoslavia
See also
- List of Orchidaceae genera
References
- Séguier, J. F. (1754) Plantae Veronenses 3: 254.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 357 ff. Oxford University Press.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
External links
Media related to Pseudorchis at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Pseudorchis at Wikispecies - "Pseudorchis" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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