Lexic.us

Definition of Platanthera chlorantha

1. Noun. South European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Platanthera Chlorantha

Literary usage of Platanthera chlorantha

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

1. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1889)
"... and other species — Habenaria or Platanthera chlorantha and bifolia, ... Platanthera chlorantha ..."

2. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects by Charles Darwin (1904)
"... species — Habenaria or Platanthera chlorantha and bifolia, their pollinia attached (o the eyes of Lepidoptera — Other species of Habenaria ..."

3. Companion to the Botanical Magazine by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1835)
"... lip somewhat shorter, leaves obtuse, very much tapering to the base." Habenaria chlorantha, Brit. Fl.—Platanthera chlorantha, Cvai.Lmd. Syn.Suppl. p. ..."

4. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1850)
"... Platanthera chlorantha. Platanthera bifolia. and rather inclined to take a prone chlorantha, nor is it in general so than a horizontal direction. ..."

5. Orchidaceae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae, Issuing by Oakes Ames (1908)
"Blätter in der Mitte etwa 9'" breit, 8" lang. Blüthen von der Grosse derer der Platanthera chlorantha, gelb, nach der schriftlichen Notiz des Sammlers. ..."

6. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilized by Insects by Charles Darwin (1889)
"... and other species — Habenaria or Platanthera chlorantha and bifolia, ... Platanthera chlorantha ..."

7. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects by Charles Darwin (1904)
"... species — Habenaria or Platanthera chlorantha and bifolia, their pollinia attached (o the eyes of Lepidoptera — Other species of Habenaria ..."

8. Companion to the Botanical Magazine by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1835)
"... lip somewhat shorter, leaves obtuse, very much tapering to the base." Habenaria chlorantha, Brit. Fl.—Platanthera chlorantha, Cvai.Lmd. Syn.Suppl. p. ..."

9. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1850)
"... Platanthera chlorantha. Platanthera bifolia. and rather inclined to take a prone chlorantha, nor is it in general so than a horizontal direction. ..."

10. Orchidaceae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae, Issuing by Oakes Ames (1908)
"Blätter in der Mitte etwa 9'" breit, 8" lang. Blüthen von der Grosse derer der Platanthera chlorantha, gelb, nach der schriftlichen Notiz des Sammlers. ..."

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