Platanthera pachyglossa Hayata 1914

Drawing by Su Horgn-Jye and Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010

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Common Name The Broad Lip Platanthera

Flower Size 1" [2.5 cm]

Found in central and south central Taiwan in alpine grasslands and forest margins at elevations of 2000 to 3200 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with oblong to lanceolate leaves 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 pachyglossa (Hayata) Masam. 1968; Platanthera mandarinorum subsp. pachyglossa (Hayata) T.P.Lin & K.Inoue 1980

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

*Icon. Pl. Formosan. 4: 133 Hayata 1914

J. Geobot. 16: t. 15 Masam. 1968 as Habenaria pachyglossa

J. Phytogeogr. Taxon. 28: 10 T.P.Lin & K.Inoue 1980 as P mandarinorum subsp. pachyglossa

Flora of China Vol 25: 106 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009

Flora of China Vol 25: 150 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 Drawing fide

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