Orchis sitiaca

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: Orchis
Subgenus: Orchis subg. Masculae
Sectio: Orchis sect. Pusillae
Species: Orchis sitiaca

Name

Orchis sitiaca (Renz) P.Delforge, Naturalistes Belges 71: 107 (1990).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis anatolica subsp. sitiaca Renz, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 100, 137 (1932) as "Orchis anatolicus subsp. sitiacus".
    • Lectotypus (designated by Kretzschnmar, Eccarius & Dietrich 2007: 364): Kreta. Westhang des Aphendi-Kavusi [Afendis Kavousi], über Kaminari [bei Thripti], 25.4.1931, O. Renz & J. Renz 1074 (top right specimen) (BAS-RENZ)
• Homotypic
  • Orchis anatolica var. sitiaca (Renz) Soó, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Sonderbeih. A 2: 317 (1935), as "Orchis anatolicus var. sitiacus".
  • Androrchis sitiaca (Renz) D.Tyteca & E.Klein, J. Eur. Orch. 40: 543 (2008)
• Heterotypic
  • Orchis anatolica f. virescens Renz, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 30: 103 (1932).
    • Type locality: Kreta. Westhang des Aphendi-Kavusi [Afendis Kavousi], über Kaminari.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Kriti. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Delforge, P. 1990. Contribution à la connaissance des orchidées du sud-ouest de Chypre et remarques sur quelques espèces méditerranéennes. Naturalistes Belges 71(3): 103–144. PDF Reference page. 
• Renz, J. 1932. Die Orchideenflora von Ostkreta (Sitia). Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 30(1–8): 97–118 + 1 plate. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.  (basionym)

Additional references

• Kretzschmar, H., Eccarius, W. & Dietrich, H. 2007. Die Orchideengattungen Anacamptis, Orchis, Neotinea. EchinoMedia-Verlag, Bürgel. Table of contents. ISBN 978-3937-10711-0. Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 333 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orchis sitiaca. Accessed: 2023 Jul 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Orchis sitiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Orchis sitiaca. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Orchis sitiaca. Accessed: 19 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Orchis sitiaca. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Orchis sitiaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Cretan orchid, Cretan Orchid