Platanthera bifolia (Linnaeus) Richard 1817

Main Author: D. M. Moore (ed.)
Format: info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal
Terbitan: Cambridge University Press , 1980
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Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6283103
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  • 1. P. bifolia (L.) L. C. M. Richard, Orchid. Eur. Annot. 35 (1817) (Orchisbifolia L.). Tubers 2, more or less conical, attenu­ ate at apex. Plant 25-50 cm. Foliage-leaves 2, 7-16 x 2-5-8 cm, basal, subopposite, oblanceolate-oblong to obovate or broadly elliptical. Cauline leaves 2-5; lamina usually 1 -3 cm, occasion­ ally larger but always much narrower than that of basal leaves. Spike up to 20 cm; flowers white, slightly tinged with green, fragrant. Perianth-segments of the galea 5-7 mm; outer lateral segments 8-10 mm. Labellum 8-12 mm, linear-oblong, pendent. Spur 25-30 mm, slender, subulate, more or less horizontal, much longer than ovary. Anther-cells parallel, almost contiguous. 2n=42. Open woods, meadows and damp heaths. Almost through­ out Europe, but rarer in the Mediterranean region. All except Az Cr Is Rs (K) Sb.
  • Published as part of D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, pp. 325-350 in Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge :Cambridge University Press on page 331, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.215522