identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
487187F1B569C52E97F69055FC89B63E.text	487187F1B569C52E97F69055FC89B63E.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Platanthera linzhiensis X. H. Jin, J. W. Li & D. L. Lin	<div><p>Platanthera linzhiensis X.H. Jin, J.W. Li &amp; D.L. Lin, sp. nov.</p><p>Type: — CHINA. Xizang Autonomous Region, Linzhi City, Motuo County, alpine conifer forests of Abies, elev. 3600 m, 9 August 2023, Xiaohua Jin, Jianwu Li, Dongliang Lin, Chao Ye &amp; Haixia Wen 41207 (holotype PE!) .</p><p>Diagnosis: — Platanthera linzhiensis is similar to P. uniformis, but differs from it by having a yellowish green lip, yellow spur nearly as long as ovary, connective obtuse- truncate and not protruding from anther, column lateral appendages ovate to oblong and slightly shorter than anther.</p><p>Description: —Terrestrial herb, plants 10 cm tall. Rootstocks cylindric, short and stout, ca. 3 mm in diameter. Stem erect, terete, with 2 tubular membranous sheaths at the base. Leaf 1, basal at stem suborbicular, ca. 1.7 × 1.4 cm, basally contracted into a petiole-like amplexicaul sheath, apex obtuse-rounded, adaxially green, with bottle-green reticulate veins, abaxially pale green, midvein prominent; foliaceous sterile bracts 3, long elliptic, 0.7–1.0 × 0.1–0.3 cm, apex acute. Inflorescence densely 14-flowered, secund; rachis 4 cm long; floral bracts oblong-ovate, longer than ovary, ca. 7 × 2.5 mm, apex acute. Flowers greenish white; ovary twisted, slightly arching, fusiform, short and stout, ca. 5 mm long including pedicel. Dorsal sepal strap-like, ca. 5 × 1 mm, 1-veined, abaxial slightly yellowish-green, apex obtuse; lateral sepals lanceolate, ca. 4 × 1 mm, 1-veined, apex obtuse, abaxial slightly yellowish-green, lateral margins slightly erect. Petals ovate, ca. 5 × 2 mm, slightly green near base, 1-veined, apex obtuse, slightly reflexed; lip yellowish green, lanceolate, ca. 5 × 1.5 mm, decurved, green dilated at base, apex obtuse; spur urn-shaped, yellow, nearly as long as ovary, ca. 4 × 2mm, apex obtuse-rounded, contracted at neck. Column short, ca. 2 mm long; anther erect, 2-locular, obovate, ca. 1mm long, parallel; connective distinct, located at anther apex, apex obtuse-rounded, not protruding from anther; rostellum very small; lateral appendages ovate to oblong; pollinia obovate, ca. 0.8 × 0.4 mm, with short caudicle; viscidia elliptic, ca. 0.8 × 0.2 mm; stigma 1, strongly raised below the rostellum.</p><p>Etymology:— The name “ linzhiensis ” refers to the type locality of the new species, Xizang, China.</p><p>Distribution and habitat:— The new species is only distributed Motuo County Linzhi City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, grows under the subtropical alpine conifer forests of Abies .</p><p>Phenology:— Flowering from August to September.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/487187F1B569C52E97F69055FC89B63E	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Lin, Dongliang;Zhang, Liyue;Ye, Chao;Li, Jianwu;Jin, Xiaohua	Lin, Dongliang, Zhang, Liyue, Ye, Chao, Li, Jianwu, Jin, Xiaohua (2024): Two new species of Platanthera (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae) from Xizang, China. Phytotaxa 646 (2): 203-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.646.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.646.2.9
487187F1B56BC52997F693A7FC89B53A.text	487187F1B56BC52997F693A7FC89B53A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Platanthera deergongensis X. H. Jin, Jian W. Li & D. L. Lin	<div><p>Platanthera deergongensis X.H. Jin, Jian W. Li &amp; D.L. Lin, sp. nov.</p><p>Type: — CHINA. Xizang Autonomous Region, Linzhi City, Motuo County, Beibeng Township, Deergong Village, humid alpine conifer forests, elev. 2800 m, 7 August 2023, Xiaohua Jin, Jianwu Li, Dongliang Lin, Chao Ye &amp; Haixia Wen 41204 (holotype PE!) .</p><p>Diagnosis: —Morphologically, Platanthera deergongensis is similar to P. contigua, but differs from it by large plants, reflexed petals, white lip, connective obtuse to truncate and not protruding from the anther.</p><p>Description: —Terrestrial to epiphytic plants, plants 10–35 cm tall. Rootstock cylindric, stout, ca. 4 mm in diameter. Stem erect, terete, with 2 tubular sheath at the base. Leaf 1, basal elliptic, ca. 9 × 5cm, basally contracted into a petiole-like amplexicaul sheath, apex obtuse, adaxially green, with bottle-green reticulate veins, abaxially pale green, midvein prominent; foliaceous sterile bracts 3, lanceolate, 1.5–2.5 × 0.5–0.8 cm, apex acute. Inflorescence densely 30-flowered, secund; rachis 5–13 cm long; floral bracts lanceolate, longer than ovary, 1.2 × 0.3 cm, apex acute. Flowers white; ovary twisted, slightly arching, fusiform, ca. 1 cm long including pedicel. Dorsal sepal ovate-lanceolate, ca. 6 × 2mm, 1-veined, lateral margins erect, base concave, apex obtuse; lateral sepals linear-lanceolate, ca. 5 × 1mm, 1-veined, apex obtuse, slightly reflexed. Petals ovate-lanceolate, ca. 4 × 1mm, slightly falcate, 1-veined, apex obtuse, reflexed; lip white, linear-oblong, ca. 5 × 1mm, decurved, green dilated at base, apex obtuse; spur oblongcylindric, white, slightly arching, half ovary as long, ca. 4 × 2mm, apex obtuse-rounded, contracted at neck. Column ca. 1.5 mm long; anther erect, 2-locular, obovate, ca. 1 mm long, parallel; connective obtuse to truncate, not protruding from anther, not obviously; rostellum very small; lateral appendages ovate to oblong; pollinia obovate, ca. 0.3 × 0.2 mm, with short caudicle; viscidia elliptic, ca. 0.2 × 0.1 mm; stigma 1, reniform, raised below the rostellum.</p><p>Etymology:— The name “ deergongensis ” refers to the type locality of the new species, Deergong village, Linzhi, Xizang, China.</p><p>Distribution and habitat:— The new species is only distributed in Deergong Village, Beibeng Township, Motuo County, Linzhi City, Xizang Autonomous Region, China, terrestrial under humid alpine conifer forests.</p><p>Phenology:— Flowering from August to September.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/487187F1B56BC52997F693A7FC89B53A	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Lin, Dongliang;Zhang, Liyue;Ye, Chao;Li, Jianwu;Jin, Xiaohua	Lin, Dongliang, Zhang, Liyue, Ye, Chao, Li, Jianwu, Jin, Xiaohua (2024): Two new species of Platanthera (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae) from Xizang, China. Phytotaxa 646 (2): 203-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.646.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.646.2.9
487187F1B56CC52997F697B7FA2AB4A1.text	487187F1B56CC52997F697B7FA2AB4A1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Platanthera Richard	<div><p>Key to Platanthera linzhiensis, Platanthera deergongensis and their relatives .</p><p>1- Lateral appendages linear, longer than anther; connective protruding from anther, acute at apex ................................... P. urceolata</p><p>1- Lateral appendages not linear, shorter than anther; connective protruding from anther or not, obtuse at apex.................................2</p><p>2- Bracts usually longer than flowers; lateral appendages ovate to oblong............................................................................................3</p><p>2- Bracts usually shorter than flowers; lateral appendages not ovate to oblong.....................................................................................4</p><p>3- Leaves 2–3; sepals about 8-9 mm long; connective protruding from anther ..................................................................... P. contigua</p><p>3- Leaf 1; sepals about 5–6 mm long; connective not protruding from anther ............................................................. P. deergongensis</p><p>4- Lip yellow-green; spur as long as ovary with pedicel; connective not protruding from the anther; lateral appendages slightly shorter than anther ....................................................................................................................................................................... P. linzhiensis</p><p>4- Lip white; spur shorter than ovary with pedicel; connective protruding from anther; lateral appendages about one third of anther.. ....................................................................................................................................................................................... P. opsimantha</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/487187F1B56CC52997F697B7FA2AB4A1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Lin, Dongliang;Zhang, Liyue;Ye, Chao;Li, Jianwu;Jin, Xiaohua	Lin, Dongliang, Zhang, Liyue, Ye, Chao, Li, Jianwu, Jin, Xiaohua (2024): Two new species of Platanthera (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae) from Xizang, China. Phytotaxa 646 (2): 203-212, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.646.2.9, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.646.2.9
