Orchis quadripunctata

Orchis quadripunctata

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 quadripunctata

Name

Orchis quadripunctata Cirillo ex Ten., Fl. Napol. 1(Prodr.): liii (1812).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Anacamptis quadripunctata (Cirillo ex Ten.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 275 (1835).
  • Androrchis quadripunctata (Cirillo ex Ten.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein, J. Eur. Orch. 40: 542 (2008).
• Heterotypic
  • Orchis bipunctata Raf., Précis Découv. Somiol.: 43 (1814).
  • Orchis hostii Tratt., Arch. Gewächsk.: 107 (1814).
  • Orchis trichocera Brongn. in J.B.G.Bory de Saint-Vincent & al., Exp. Sci. Morée, Bot.: 260 (1832).
    • Anacamptis trichocera (Brongn.) K.Koch, Linnaea 22: 286 (1849).
  • Gymnadenia humilis Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 276 (1835).
  • Orchis nicodemi Sieber ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 224 (1841).
  • Orchis cupanii Tod., Orchid. Sicul.: 56 (1842).
  • Orchis quadripunctata var. albiflora Raulin, Actes Soc. Linn. Bordeaux 24: 558 (1861).
    • Orchis quadripunctata lusus albiflora (Raulin) Soó, Bot. Arch. 23: 56 (1928).
    • Orchis quadripunctata f. albiflora (Raulin) De Langhe & D'hose, Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 113: 110 (1980).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Yugoslavia. Asia-Temperate Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Tenore, M. 1811–1815. Flora Napolitana, ossia descrizione delle piante indigene del regno di Napoli, e delle più rare specie di piante esotiche coltivate ne' giardini. Vol. I. lxxii + 324 pp., Tipografia del Giornale Enciclopedico, Stamperia Francese, Napoli. PDFReference page. 

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. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orchis quadripunctata. Accessed: 2023 Jul 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Orchis quadripunctata 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 quadripunctata. 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 quadripunctata. Accessed: 19 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Orchis quadripunctata. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Orchis quadripunctata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Vierpunkt-Knabenkraut
Ελληνικά: Όρχις η τετράστικτη
English: Four-spotted Orchis
italiano: Orchide a quattro punti

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