Spiranthes sinensis

Chinese Spiranthes
Spiranthes sinensis flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Spiranthes
Species:	S. sinensis
Binomial name
Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames
Synonyms
Neottia sinensis Pers. (basionym) Aristotelea spiralis Lour. Calanthe australis Aiton ex Loudon Epidendrum aristotelea Raeusch. Gyrostachys amoena Blume Gyrostachys australis (R.Br.) Blume Gyrostachys australis var. flexuosa (Sm.) Blume Gyrostachys congesta (Lindl.) Kuntze Gyrostachys novifuburgensis Kuntze Gyrostachys stylites (Lindl.) Kuntze Gyrostachys wightiana Kuntze Ibidium spirale (Lour.) Makino Ibidium viridiflorum (Makino) Makino Monustes australis (R.Br.) Raf. Neottia amoena M.Bieb. Neottia australis R.Br. Neottia crispata Blume Neottia flexuosa Sm. Neottia parviflora Sm. Neottia pudica (Lindl.) Sweet Ophrys spiralis Georgi Spiranthes amoena (M.Bieb.) Spreng. Spiranthes aristotelea (Raeusch.) Merr. Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl. Spiranthes australis var. pudica (Lindl.) F.Muell. Spiranthes australis var. suishaensis Hayata Spiranthes australis var. viridiflora Makino Spiranthes congesta Lindl. Spiranthes crispata Zoll. & Moritzi Spiranthes densa A.Rich. Spiranthes flexuosa (Sm.) Lindl. Spiranthes indica Lindl. ex Steud. Spiranthes longispicata A.Rich. Spiranthes neocaledonica Schltr. Spiranthes novae-zelandiae Hook.f. Spiranthes papuana Schltr. Spiranthes parviflora Spiranthes pudica Lindl. Spiranthes sinensis f. autumnus Tsukaya Spiranthes sinensis f. gracilis F.Maek. ex Tsukaya Spiranthes sinensis var. amoena (M.Bieb.) H.Hara Spiranthes sinensis var. australis (R.Br.) H.Hara & S.Kitam. Spiranthes spiralis (Lour.) Makino Spiranthes stylites Lindl. Spiranthes suishanensis (Hayata) Schltr. Spiranthes viridiflora (Makino) Makino Spiranthes wightiana Lindl. ex Wall.

Spiranthes sinensis, commonly known as the Chinese Spiranthes, is a species of orchid occurring in much of eastern Asia, west to the Himalayas, south and east to New Zealand, and north to Siberia.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames, Flora of Pakistan
2. ^ Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames, Digital Flora of Taiwan