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longifolia

Taxon

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch

Protologue Oesterr. Bot. Z. 38: 81. 1888BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 075.jpg

Slovenia. 3 km S of Kozina. 17 May 08. 075.jpg

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (92).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (92).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (82).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (82).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (89).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (89).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (84).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (84).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (91).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (91).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (87).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (87).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (90).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (90).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (85).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (83).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (83).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (88).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (88).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (86).JPG

Cephalanthera longifolia, Boufford, D 43592--China. Sichuan. Tudiling Tunnel. 6 May 2014. DSC03860 (86).JPG

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Cephalanthera longifolia--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. Rd. no. 487. 8 May 03. 021.jpg

Cephalanthera longifolia--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. Rd. no. 487. 8 May 03. 021.jpg

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Cephalanthera longifolia--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. Rd. no. 487. 8 May 03. 017.jpg

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Cephalanthera longifolia--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. Rd. no. 487. 8 May 03. 020.jpg

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Cephalanthera longifolia--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. Rd. no. 487. 8 May 03. 019.jpg

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Cephalanthera longifolia--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. Rd. no. 487. 8 May 03. 018.jpg

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Cephalanthera longifolia--Italy. Abruzzo. Parque Naz. Majella. Rd. no. 487. 8 May 03. 016.jpg

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Native to 62 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, and Tropical Asia; extinct in Netherlands (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 3 occurrences across 3 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson C. 11202

May 17, 2008

Location

Slovenia, Inner Carniola (Hrpelje-Kozina, Rodik)

45.630361, 13.957944

Location Remarks

3 km S of Kozina

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Boufford, D 43592

May 6, 2014

Location

China, Sichuan, Ngawa (Mao, Mao County)

31.716667, 103.921944

Location Remarks

Mao Xian. NE of the city of Maoxian and E of Tudiling Tunnel on provincial road S302, between Maoxiangping and Zhongxin Cun. Pinus armandii plantation, cleared area for fruit tree cultivation and remnant deciduous forest and intermixed thickets on slopes. Aruncus abundant in forested areas. 1770 m elev.

Collectors

David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Christopher Davidson, Yun-Dong Gao, Qiuyun (Jenny) Xiang

Notes

In Pinus plantation in moist, clay soil. All floral parts white.

No collection number

May 8, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Cephalanthera

Specific Epithet

longifolia

Authorship

(L.) Fritsch

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.2

Global rank

#190,519 of 335,497

Top 57%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →