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Platanthera calceoliformis

Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
Sikkim, China (NW. Yunnan) to N. Myanmar
Climate
subalpine or subarctic

About

Platanthera calceoliformis is a species of orchid endemic to north-western Yunnan province, China. It is found at elevations of 3,200–4,000 metres (10,500–13,100 ft) in alpine grasslands. It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.

Other Platanthera plants

Platanthera unalascensis · Rein orchid · Green Platanthera · Northern green orchid · Hochstetter's Butterfly Orchid · Platanthera bakeriana · Platanthera bhutanica · Lesser butterfly-orchid · White fringed orchid · Shortflowered bog orchid · Platanthera carnosilabris · Chapman's fringed orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Platanthera calceoliformis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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