Platanthera
See also: platanthera
Translingual
Etymology
From platy- (“flat, wide”, from Ancient Greek πλᾰτῠ́ς (plătŭ́s)) + Latin anthēra (“anther”).
Pronunciation
- English:
- (US) IPA(key): /pləˈtæn.θɚ.ɹə/
- Homophone: platanthera
- Russian: IPA(key): [pɫətɐnʲˈtʲerə]
Proper noun
Platanthera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – fringed orchids or butterfly orchids.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Orchidoideae - subfamilt; Orchideae - tribe; Orchidinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Platanthera bifolia (lesser butterfly orchid) - type species; see References for listings of the c. 100 species and additional synonyms.
Descendants
- → English: platanthera
References
- Platanthera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Platanthera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Platanthera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Platanthera at USDA Plants database
- Platanthera at Tropicos
- Platanthera at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Platanthera at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Platanthera at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Platanthera at The Plant List