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Peristylus biermannianus

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Peristylus biermannianus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Peristylus
Species:
P. biermannianus
Binomial name
Peristylus biermannianus
(King & Pantl.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Habenaria biermanniana King & Pantl.
  • Platanthera biermanniana (King & Pantl.) Kraenzl.

Peristylus biermannianus is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Nepal and the eastern Himalayas.[1]

Taxonomy

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The species was first described in 1895 as Habenaria biermanniana. It was later transferred to Platanthera.[1] A molecular phylogenetic study in 2014 found that Platanthera biermanniana was deeply embedded inside a clade otherwise consisting of species of Peristylus. It was transferred to Peristylus, becoming Peristylus biermannianus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Peristylus biermannianus", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-03-31
  2. ^ Jin, Wei-Tao; Jin, Xiao-Hua; Schuiteman, André; Li, De-Zhu; Xiang, Xiao-Guo; Huang, Wei-Chang; Li, Jian-Wu & Huang, Lu-Qi (2014), "Molecular systematics of subtribe Orchidinae and Asian taxa of Habenariinae (Orchideae, Orchidaceae) based on plastid matK, rbcL and nuclear ITS", Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 77: 41–53, doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.04.004, PMID 24747003