Original sentence: Flora of China: Monotropa hypopitys.It grows from 10–35 cm tall with a single unbranched stem; all parts of the plant are pale yellowish white to reddish-tinged.The species name is sometimes mis-spelled "hypopithys".The variability of the species in the colour on the stem and flowers, and the number of flowers per stem, has led to an extensive synonymy for the species; synonyms include Hypopitys americana, H.USDA PLANTS Database: Monotropa hypopitys
Edited sentence: However, Linnaeus misspelled it hypopithys.It grows 10–35 cm tall with a single unbranched stem; all parts of the plant are pale yellowish white to reddish-tinged.Many authorities have followed his spelling.On the other hand, it has been stated that the spelling "is generally treated as correctable to 'hypopitys'", as followed by other authorities.The species name is from Latinized Greek hypo-, "under", and pitys, "pine", referring to where the Pinesap often grows.The variability of the species in the colour of the stem and flowers, and in the number of flowers per stem, has led to an extensive synonymy for the species; synonyms include Hypopitys americana, H