Platanthera mandarinorum Rchb.f. 1852
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Common Name The Mandarin Platanthera [refers to being found in China] - in Japan Anbo-tonbo - In China Wei Ban Che Chun Lan
Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]
Found in far eastern Russia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guanxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and Yunnan China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan in montane to subalpine forests on exposed northern facing slopes at elevations of 800 meters and above as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with erect, slender stems carrying 1 to rarely 2, lower, large, elliptic, oblong, acute, amplexicaul and clasping below leaves and 2 to 4, smaller, bract-like, lanceolate leaves above that blooms in the spring on an erect, 2.4 to 8.8" [6 to 22 cm] long, 7 to 20 flowered, racemose inflorescence with lanceolate bracts carrying fragrant flowers
Synonyms Habenaria japonica var. montana Miq. 1866; *Habenaria mandarinorum (Rchb.f.) Herklots 1939; Platanthera delavayi Schltr. 1911; Platanthera mandarinorum f. elongatocalcarata Koidz. 1930; Platanthera mandarinorum subsp. winkleriana (Schltr.) Soó 1929; Platanthera mandarinorum var. delavayi (Schltr.) Soó 1929; Platanthera mandarinorum var. elongatocalcarata Koidz. 1930; Platanthera mandarinorum var. macrocentron (Franch. & Sav.) Ohwi 1953; Platanthera mandarinorum var micrantha Pamp. 1915; Platanthera mandarinorum var. ophryodes Finet 1901; Platanthera minax Schltr. 1922; Platanthera winkleriana Schltr. 1922
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;
Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: Miq. 207 1866 as Habenaria japonica var. montana
Rev. Gén. Bot. 13: 512 Finet 1901 as P mandarinorum var. ophryodes
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 281 Schlechter 1911 as Platanthera delavayi
Nuovo Giorn. Bot. Ital., n.s., 22: 272 Pamp. 1915 as P mandarinorum var micrantha
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 335 Schlechter 1922 as Platanthera winkleriana
Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 12: 336 Schlechter 1922 as P minax
Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 26: 361 Soo 1929 as P mandarinorum var. delavayi
Ann. Hist.-Nat. Mus. Natl. Hung. 26: 361 Soo 1929 as P mandarinorum subsp. winkleriana
Fl. Symb. Orient.-Asiat.: 36 Koidz. 1930 as P mandarinorum var. elongatocalcarata
Orchids (Hong Kong Nat. Ser.): 21 Herklots 1939 as Habenaria mandarinorum
Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965;
Orchid Flowers 2: 56 Koidz 1971 as P mandarinorum f. elongatocalcarata
Orchids of Southern Ryukyu Islands Garay & Sweet 1974 as P anboensis;
Orchids of Bhutan Pearce and Cribb 2002 drawing fide as Aorchis spathulata;
Native Orchids of Shaanxi Shaanxi Science & Technology Press 2007 drawing fide as Orchis diantha;
A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo ok;
Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009;
Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide;
The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide;
The Wild Orchids of Hong Kong Barretto, Cribb and Gale 2011 drawing/photo fide;
Atlas of Native Orchids of China Vol 1 Jin Xiaohua, Li Jianwu and Ye Deping 2019 photo fide
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