Pecteilis radiata

White Egret Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Pecteilis
Species:	P. radiata
Binomial name
	Pecteilis radiata; (Thunb.) Raf.
Synonyms
	Orchis radiata Thunb. (basionym); Platanthera radiata (Thunb.) Lindl.; Pecteilis radiata (Thunb.) Raf.; Hemihabenaria radiata (Thunb.) Finet; Plantaginorchis radiata (Thunb.) Szlach.; Orchis susannae Thunb.; Habenaria dianthoides Nevski; Habenaria radiata (Thunb.) Spreng.; Habenaria radiata var. dianthoides (Nevski) Vyschin; Pecteilis dianthoides (Nevski) Garay & G.A. Romero; Plantaginorchis dianthoides (Nevski) Szlach.;

Pecteilis radiata (syn. Habenaria radiata) is a species of orchid found in China, Japan, Korea and Russia.^[1] It is commonly known as the White Egret Flower, Fringed Orchid or Sagiso. It should not be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara, which is a North American species. The Sagiso is the official flower of Setagaya ward, Tokyo.

References

^ La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation. Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 0-88192-876-3. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

External links

Media related to White Egret Flower (Pecteilis radiata) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to White Egret Flower (Pecteilis radiata) at Wikispecies

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[1] La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation. Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 0-88192-876-3. Retrieved June 21, 2009.

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