Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae)[2] native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species.[1][3][4][5] The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.[6]
| Galearis | |
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| Galearis spectabilis (showy orchis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Galearis Raf. |
| Type species | |
| Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
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Galearis camtschatica (Cham.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin | Japan, Korea, Russian Far East | |
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Galearis cyclochila (Franch. & Sav.) Soó | China (Jilin, Qinghai), Japan, Korea, Russian Far East | 1,000–2,900 metres (3,300–9,500 ft) |
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Galearis fauriei (Finet) P.F.Hunt | Japan (Honshu) | |
| Galearis huanglongensis Q.W.Meng & Y.B.Luo | Sichuan | ||
| Galearis roborovskyi (Maxim.) S.C.Chen, P.J.Cribb & S.W.Gale | China, Tibet, Nepal, eastern Himalayas | 2,800–4,900 metres (9,200–16,100 ft) | |
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Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman | Canada, Greenland, northern United States | 0–1,200 metres (0–3,937 ft) |
| Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt | China, Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar | 2,800–4,500 metres (9,200–14,800 ft) | |
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Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. | eastern Canada; eastern and central United States | 0–1,500 metres (0–4,921 ft) |
| Galearis tschiliensis (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb, S.W.Gale & R.M.Bateman | China ( Hebei, Shanxi, Qinghai, Sichuan) | 3,200–4,100 metres (10,500–13,500 ft) | |
| Galearis wardii (W.W.Sm.) P.F.Hunt | China including Tibet | 2,400–4,500 metres (7,900–14,800 ft) |
References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. (1833). Herbarium Rafinesquianum 71–72.
- ^ Flora of China, v 25 p 90, 盔花兰属 kui hua lan shu, Galearis
- ^ Flora of North America, Galearis
- ^ Flora of North America, Amerorchis, synonym of Galearis fide Kew WCSPF
- ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 661. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
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