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Definition of Platanthera bifolia

1. Noun. South European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platanthera Bifolia

Literary usage of Platanthera bifolia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, Charles Darwin (1883)
"2 Orr.Iiis pyramidalis, Gymnadenia conopsea, G. albida, Platanthera bifolia (solstitialis), P. chlorantha, ..."

2. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"Organ. 46: 85-148. 1Í fig. 1920. 1499. ERIKSON, J. Platanthera bifolia X montana i ... [Platanthera bifolia X montana in ..."

3. Companion to the Botanical Magazine by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1835)
"... var. ß. of Platanthera bifolia ; " anther emarginate, lip somewhat shorter, leaves obtuse, very much tapering to the base." Habenaria chlorantha, Brit. ..."

4. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1889)
"As soon as I had examined the present species, * According to Dr. H. Müller, Habenaria or Platanthera bifolia of English authors is the P. ml- ..."

5. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects by Charles Darwin (1877)
"As soon as I had examined the present species, * According to Dr. H. Miiller, Habenaria or Platanthera bifolia of English authors is the P. sol- ..."

6. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, Charles Darwin (1883)
"2 Orr.Iiis pyramidalis, Gymnadenia conopsea, G. albida, Platanthera bifolia (solstitialis), P. chlorantha, ..."

7. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"Organ. 46: 85-148. 1Í fig. 1920. 1499. ERIKSON, J. Platanthera bifolia X montana i ... [Platanthera bifolia X montana in ..."

8. Companion to the Botanical Magazine by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1835)
"... var. ß. of Platanthera bifolia ; " anther emarginate, lip somewhat shorter, leaves obtuse, very much tapering to the base." Habenaria chlorantha, Brit. ..."

9. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1889)
"As soon as I had examined the present species, * According to Dr. H. Müller, Habenaria or Platanthera bifolia of English authors is the P. ml- ..."

10. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects by Charles Darwin (1877)
"As soon as I had examined the present species, * According to Dr. H. Miiller, Habenaria or Platanthera bifolia of English authors is the P. sol- ..."

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