Chamorchis alpina

Chamorchis alpina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Chamorchis
Species: Chamorchis alpina

Name

Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich., De Orchid. Eur.: 35 (1817).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Ophrys alpina L., Sp. Pl.: 948 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Orchis alpina (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 196 (1772), nom. illeg.
  • Epipactis alpina (L.) Schrank, Prim. Fl. Salisb.: 30 (1792).
  • Arachnites alpinus (L.) F.W.Schmidt, Fl. Boëm. 1: 74 (1793).
  • Satyrium alpinum (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 507 (1807).
  • Chamaerepes alpina (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 702 (1826).
  • Herminium alpinum (L.) Sweet, Hort. Brit.: 382 (1826).
  • Herminium alpinum (L.) Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 18: t. 1499 (1832).
  • Aceras alpinum (L.) Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 12 (1840).
• Heterotypic
  • Orchis graminea Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc., ed. 2, 2: 480 (1769).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Northern Europe Finland, Norway, Sweden. Middle Europe Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Poland, Switzerland. Southwestern Europe France. Southeastern Europe Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia. Eastern Europe North European Russia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Richard, L.C.M. (1818) De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes 20, 27, 35. and Mém. Mus. Par. iv. (1818) 49.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 271 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Chamorchis alpina. Accessed: 2024 Mar 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Chamorchis alpina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Chamorchis alpina. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Mar 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Chamorchis alpina. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Chamorchis alpina. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Chamorchis alpina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Mar 2024.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Zwergorchis
English: Alpine Chamorchis
suomi: Tunturiorho
hornjoserbsce: Alpska dwojomudka
italiano: Gramignola alpina
ქართული: ალპური ჯუჯა ორქიდეა
polski: Potrostek alpejski

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