Galearis Explained

Galearis is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae)^[1] native to North America and eastern Asia. It contains about ten recognized species.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} The family name comes from the Greek word orchis ('testicle'), in reference to the shape of the root.^[6]

Species

• Galearis camtschatica (Cham.) X.H.Jin, Schuit. & W.T.Jin – Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
• Galearis cyclochila (Franch. & Sav.) Soó – China, Japan, Korea, Russian Far East
• Galearis fauriei (Finet) P.F.Hunt – Japan
• Galearis huanglongensis Q.W.Meng & Y.B.Luo – Sichuan
• Galearis roborovskyi (Maxim.) S.C.Chen, P.J.Cribb & S.W.Gale – China, Tibet, Nepal, eastern Himalayas
• Galearis rotundifolia (Banks ex Pursh) R.M.Bateman – Canada, Greenland, northern United States
• Galearis spathulata (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt – China, Himalayas, Nepal, Myanmar
• Galearis spectabilis (L.) Raf. – eastern Canada; eastern and central United States
• Galearis tschiliensis (Schltr.) P.J.Cribb, S.W.Gale & R.M.Bateman – China
• Galearis wardii (W.W.Sm.) P.F.Hunt – China including Tibet

Notes and References

1. Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. (1833). Herbarium Rafinesquianum 71–72.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=85247 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=113161 Flora of China, v 25 p 90, 盔花兰属 kui hua lan shu, Galearis
4. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=113161 Flora of North America, Galearis
5. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=101344 Flora of North America, Amerorchis, synonym of Galearis fide Kew WCSPF
6. Book: Niering . William A. . William Niering. Olmstead . Nancy C. . The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region . 1985 . 1979. Knopf . 0-394-50432-1 . 661.