''Peristylus biermannianus'' is a
species of
flowering plant in the family
Orchidaceae, native to
Nepal and the eastern
Himalayas.
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Taxonomy
The species was first described in 1895 as ''Habenaria biermanniana''. It was later transferred to ''Platanthera
The genus ''Platanthera'' belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the family Orchidaceae, and comprises about 150 species of orchids. The members of this genus, known as the butterfly orchids or fringed orchids, were previously included in the ...
''.[ A ]molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
study in 2014 found that ''Platanthera biermanniana'' was deeply embedded inside a clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...
otherwise consisting of species of ''Peristylus
''Peristylus'', sometimes commonly known as ogre orchids or bog orchids is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It consists of over 100 known species found across much of East Asia, eastern and South Asia, southern Asi ...
''. It was transferred to ''Peristylus'', becoming ''Peristylus biermannianus''.[
]
References
biermannianus
Flora of Nepal
Flora of East Himalaya
Plants described in 1895
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