Platanthera linzhiensis X.H. Jin, J.W. Li & D.L. Lin 2024

Photo by © Dongliang lin and Lyue Zhang and Phytotaxa 646 [2]: 203-212 X.H. Jin, J.W. Li & D.L. Lin 2024

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Common Name The Linzhi Platanthera [A city near where the type was found]

Flower Size .16" [4 mm] wide

Found in Xizang Automonous region of China in alpine conifer forests at elevations around 3600 meters as a mini-miniature sized, cold growing terrestrial with an erect, terete stems enveloped by 2 tubular sheaths at the base and carrying a single, basal, orbicular, basally contracted into a petiole-like amplexcaul sheath, apex obtuse rounded, adaxially green with bottle green reticulate veins, abaxially pale green, midvein prominent leaf with 3, long-elliptic, foliaceous, strerile bracts that blooms in the later summer and early fall on an erect, rachis 1.6" [4 cm] long, secund, densely to 14 flowered inflorescence with oblong-ovate, longer than the ovary floral bracts and carrying greenish white flowers.

"Platanthera linzhiensis is similar to P. uniformis, but differs from it by having a yellowish green lip, a yellow spur nearly as long as the ovary, the connective is obtuse-truncate and not protruding from the anther and the lateral column appendages are ovate to oblong and slightly are shorter than the anther." X.H. Jin, J.W. Li & D.L. Lin, 2024

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References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Phytotaxa 646 [2]: 204 X.H. Jin, J.W. Li & D.L. Lin 2024 Photo fide

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