- Habenaria radiata
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White Egret Flower 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Orchidoideae Tribe: Orchideae Subtribe: Orchidinae Genus: Habenaria Species: H. radiata Binomial name Habenaria radiata
(Thunb.) Spreng.Synonyms - Orchis radiata Thunb. (basionym)
- Platanthera radiata (Thunb.) Lindl.
- Pecteilis radiata (Thunb.) Raf.
- Hemihabenaria radiata (Thunb.) Finet
- Plantaginorchis radiata (Thunb.) Szlach.
- Orchis susannae Thunb.
- Habenaria dianthoides Nevski
- Habenaria radiata var. dianthoides (Nevski) Vyschin
- Pecteilis dianthoides (Nevski) Garay & G.A. Romero
- Plantaginorchis dianthoides (Nevski) Szlach.
Pecteilis radiata (syn. Habenaria radiata) is a species of orchid endemic to China, Japan, Korea and Russia.[1] It is commonly known as the White Egret Flower, Fringed Orchid or Sagiso. It should not be confused with the white fringed orchid Platanthera praeclara, which is a North American species. The Sagiso is the official flower of Setagaya ward, Tokyo.
References
- ^ La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation. Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 0881928763. http://books.google.com/books?id=to4rytwGiiwC&pg=PA222&dq=Habenaria+radiata. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
Categories:- Habenaria
- Flora of Korea
- Orchid species
- Orchidoideae stubs
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