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Molecular phylogenetics and morphological reappraisal of the Platanthera clade (Orchidaceae: Orchidinae) prompts expansion of the generic limits of Galearis and Platanthera.

Richard M RM Bateman, Karen E KE James, Yi-Bo YB Luo, Robert K RK Lauri, Timothy T Fulcher, Phillip J PJ Cribb, and Mark W MW Chase

Ann Bot 104(3):431-45 (2009) PMID 19383726

The Platanthera clade dominates the North American orchid flora and is well represented in eastern Asia. It has also generated some classic studies of speciation in Platanthera sections Platanthera and Limnorchis. However, it has proved rich in taxonomic controversy and near-monotypic genera. The clade is reviewed via a new molecular phylogenetic analysis and those results are combined with brief reconsideration of morphology in the group, aiming to rationalize the species into a smaller number of larger monophyletic genera and sections.

DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp089
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