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Platanthera hyperborea (L.) LINDL. |
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| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Synon.: Platanthera borealis (CHAM.) RCHB.F. |
| Genus: Platanthera (L.) RICH. |
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| Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals | |||
| John Lindley (1799 - 1865), English botanist at Kew | |||
| Ludolf Karl Adelbert von Chamisso (1781 - 1838), German poet and naturalist of French descent | |||
| Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823 - 1889), German botanist | |||
| Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754 - 1821), French botanist | |||
| Etymology: | |||
| Platanthera: | wide anther | ||
| hyperborea: | northern | ||
| borealis: | boreal | ||
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Fig. 1: Platanthera hyperborea / Northern Green Orchid Iceland, Lagarfoss 28.6.2002 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink) |
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Fig. 2: Platanthera hyperborea / Northern Green Orchid Iceland, Lagarfoss 28.6.2002 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink) |
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Fig. 3: Platanthera hyperborea / Northern Green Orchid Iceland, Asbyrgi 2.7.2002 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink) |
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Orchids acc. to scientific Names
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Orchid Hybrids
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Other Plants
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