Orchidaceae
Cephalanthera

Cephalanthera subaphylla Miyabe & Kudô

First published in J. Fac. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 26: 373 (1932)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Korea, Japan. It is a holomycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Japan, Korea

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • (2019). https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.415.2.2/30564. epublication.
  • Ching, M.Y. & al. (2019). Evaluation of the taxonomic rank of the terrestrial orchid Cephalanthera subaphylla based on allozymes. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 49: 118-126.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Cephalanthera erecta f. subaphylla.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Cephalanthera erecta f. subaphylla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ching, M.Y. & al. (2019). Evaluation of the taxonomic rank of the terrestrial orchid Cephalanthera subaphylla based on allozymes. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 49: 118-126.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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