Typification of 20 names in Orchidaceae of the Russian flora

Abstract

The article represents the typification of 20 names of orchids from the Flora of Russia. The typified names in the current use are the following: Goodyera henryi, Orchis comperiana (basionym for Himantoglossum comperianum), Orchis salina (basionym for Dactylorhiza salina), and Listera nipponica (basionym for Neottia nipponica). Other typified names represent synonyms, which are assertained by the types provided here: Calypso japonica, Gymnadenia conopsea var. alpina, G. conopsea var. ussuriensis, G. pauciflora, Listera eschscholziana, L. yatabei, Malaxis diphyllos, Neottia nidus-avis var. manshurica, Orchis incarnata var. knorringiana, O. monticola subsp. caucasica, O. orientalis subsp. turcestanica, O. punctulata var. sepulchralis, O. salina f. elatior, O. taurica, O. viridifusca, Platanthera tipuloides var. sibirica.

Keywords

• lectotype
• nomenclatural synonym
• nomenclature
• orchids
• russia