Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Asparagales > Family Orchidaceae > Genus Platanthera

Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Platanthera*	Rich.	accepted genus name
*×Platanthopsis*	P. M. Br.	heterotypic synonym
*Amerorchis*	Hultén	heterotypic synonym
*Blephariglottis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Conopsidium*	Wallr.	heterotypic synonym
*Diplanthera*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym
*Fimbriella*	Farw. ex Butzin	heterotypic synonym
*Gymnadeniopsis*	Rydb.	heterotypic synonym
*Limnorchis*	Rydb.	heterotypic synonym
*Lysias*	Salisb.	heterotypic synonym
*Lysiella*	Rydb.	heterotypic synonym
*Mecosa*	Blume	heterotypic synonym
*Perularia*	Lindl.	heterotypic synonym
*Pseudodiphryllum*	Nevski	heterotypic synonym
*Sieberia*	Spreng.	heterotypic synonym
*Tulotis*	Raf.	heterotypic synonym

Species group names

*Orchis bifolia*	L.	basionym
*Gymnadenia bifolia*	(L.) G. Mey.	homotypic synonym
*Habenaria bifolia*	(L.) R. Br.	homotypic synonym
*Lysias bifolia*	(L.) Salisb.	homotypic synonym
*Orchis bifolia*	L.	homotypic synonym
*Satyrium bifolium*	(L.) Wahlenb.	homotypic synonym
*Sieberia bifolia*	(L.) Spreng.	homotypic synonym

Children

Platanthera bifolia (L.) Rich. subsp. bifolia
Platanthera bifolia var. kuenkelei (H. Baumann) P. Delforge

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Dutch: Welriekende nachtorchis sources: Dutch Species Register

English: Lesser butterfly orchid; Lesser butterfly-orchid sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

English-United States: Lesser butterfly orchid; Lesser Butterfly-orchid sources: Charles Hussey

Galician: Magairlín beag an fhéilacháin; Magairlín beag an fhéileacáin; Magairlín beag an fhéileacháin

Irish: Magairlín beag an fhéilacháin; Magairlín beag an fhéileacáin; Magairlín beag an fhéileacháin sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Norwegian Bokmål: nattfiol

Norwegian Nynorsk: nattfiol

Portuguese: erva de duas folhas; lupino de raposa; satyriâo bastardo; testiculo de frade; testículo de frade sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).

Spanish, Castillian: dos hojas de España; satirio de tres hojas; satirión blanco; satirión officinal; satirión oficinal; satirión trifolio; testículo de perro; yerba de dos hojas sources: Anthos (2010). Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad. (for names from the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands).