Platanthera bakeriana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Platanthera |
Species: | P. bakeriana |
Binomial name | |
Platanthera bakeriana | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Platanthera bakeriana is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native from Nepal to China and Myanmar. [1] It was first described in 1896 as Habenaria bakeriana. [2]
Platanthera bakeriana is native to Nepal, Tibet, the eastern Himalayas, south-central China (western and southern Sichuan and northern Yunnan) and Myanmar. [1]
Platanthera longiglandula was assessed as "vulnerable" in the 2004 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Sichuan in China. [3] As of February 2023 [update] , P. longiglandula was regarded as a synonym of Platanthera bakeriana, which has a wider distribution. [1]