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Galearis

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Galearis
Galearis spectabilis (showy orchis)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Galearis
Raf.
Type species
Galearis spectabilis
(L.) Raf.
Synonyms[1]
  • Amerorchis Hultén
  • Galeorchis Rydb. in N.L.Britton
  • Aceratorchis Schltr.
  • Chondradenia Maxim. ex F.Maek.
  • Aorchis Verm.

Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae)[2] native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species.[1][3][4][5] The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.[6]

Species

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Image Scientific name Distribution Elevation (m)
Galearis camtschatica (Cham.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
Galearis cyclochila (Franch. & Sav.) Soó China (Jilin, Qinghai), Japan, Korea, Russian Far East 1,000–2,900 metres (3,300–9,500 ft)
Galearis fauriei (Finet) P.F.Hunt Japan (Honshu)
Galearis huanglongensis Q.W.Meng & Y.B.Luo Sichuan
Galearis roborovskyi (Maxim.) S.C.Chen, P.J.Cribb & S.W.Gale China, Tibet, Nepal, eastern Himalayas 2,800–4,900 metres (9,200–16,100 ft)
Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman Canada, Greenland, northern United States 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft)
Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt China, Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar 2,800–4,500 metres (9,200–14,800 ft)
Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. eastern Canada; eastern and central United States 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft)
Galearis tschiliensis (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb, S.W.Gale & R.M.Bateman China ( Hebei, Shanxi, Qinghai, Sichuan) 3,200–4,100 metres (10,500–13,500 ft)
Galearis wardii (W.W.Sm.) P.F.Hunt China including Tibet 2,400–4,500 metres (7,900–14,800 ft)

References

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  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. (1833). Herbarium Rafinesquianum 71–72.
  3. ^ Flora of China, v 25 p 90, 盔花兰属 kui hua lan shu, Galearis
  4. ^ Flora of North America, Galearis
  5. ^ Flora of North America, Amerorchis, synonym of Galearis fide Kew WCSPF
  6. ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 661. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
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  • Data related to Galearis at Wikispecies