Pecteilis radiata

White Egret Flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Pecteilis
Species: P. radiata
Binomial name
Pecteilis radiata
(Thunb.) Raf.
Synonyms
  • Orchis radiata Thunb. (basionym)
  • Platanthera radiata (Thunb.) Lindl.
  • Pecteilis radiata (Thunb.) Raf.
  • Hemihabenaria radiata (Thunb.) Finet
  • Plantaginorchis radiata (Thunb.) Szlach.
  • Orchis susannae Thunb.
  • Habenaria dianthoides Nevski
  • Habenaria radiata (Thunb.) Spreng.
  • Habenaria radiata var. dianthoides (Nevski) Vyschin
  • Pecteilis dianthoides (Nevski) Garay & G.A. Romero
  • Plantaginorchis dianthoides (Nevski) Szlach.

Pecteilis radiata (syn. Habenaria radiata) is a species of orchid found in China, Japan, Korea and Russia.[1] It is commonly known as the White Egret Flower, Fringed Orchid or Sagiso. It should not be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara, which is a North American species. The Sagiso is the official flower of Setagaya ward, Tokyo.

References

  1. ↑ La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation. Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 0-88192-876-3. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
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