Taxonomy Orchis

1 taxonomy

1.1 species
1.2 natural hybrids
1.3 intergeneric hybrids

taxonomy
species

as of june 2014, world checklist of selected plant families accepts 21 species, along number of subspecies:

orchis adenocheila czerniak. (iran)
orchis anatolica boiss. – anatolian orchid (cyprus, turkey, southern aegean islands, syria, lebanon, israel, palestine, iran)
orchis anthropophora (l.) all. (western europe mediterranean)
orchis brancifortii biv. (southern italy, sicilia, sardinia)
orchis galilaea (bornm. & m.schulze) schltr. (turkey, syria, lebanon, israel, palestine)
orchis italica poir. – man orchid, italian orchid (mediterranean)
orchis laeta steinh.
orchis mascula (l.) l. – purple orchid, (n. & c. europe iran, canary islands)

orchis mascula subsp. ichnusae corrias
orchis mascula subsp. laxifloriformis rivas goday & b.rodr.
orchis mascula subsp. mascula
orchis mascula subsp. scopulorum (summerh.) h.sund. ex h.kretzschmar, eccarius & h.dietr.
orchis mascula subsp. speciosa (mutel) hegi


orchis militaris l. – military orchid (europe mongolia)

orchis militaris subsp. militaris
orchis militaris subsp. stevenii (rchb.f.) b.baumann & al.


orchis olbiensis reut. ex gren.
orchis pallens l. – pale-flowered orchid (europe caucasus)
orchis patens desf. (central mediterranean nw. africa)

orchis patens subsp. canariensis (lindl.) asch. & graebn.
orchis patens subsp. patens


orchis pauciflora ten.
orchis provincialis balb. ex lam. & dc. (sc. & s. europe caucasus, nw africa)
orchis punctulata steven ex lindl. – small-dotted orchid (se. europe w. asia)
orchis purpurea huds. – lady orchid, purple orchid (europe caucasus, algeria)

orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica (regel) b.baumann & al.
orchis purpurea subsp. purpurea


orchis quadripunctata cirillo ex ten. – four-spotted orchid (sardinia eastern mediterranean)
orchis simia lam. – monkey orchid (europe iran, n. africa)

orchis simia subsp. simia
orchis simia subsp. taubertiana (b.baumann & h.baumann) kreutz


orchis sitiaca (renz) p.delforge
orchis spitzelii saut. ex w.d.j.koch – spitzel s orchid (sweden (gotland), e. spain caucasus, nw. africa)

orchis spitzelii subsp. cazorlensis (lacaita) d.rivera & lopez velez
orchis spitzelii subsp. nitidifolia (w.p.teschner) soó
orchis spitzelii subsp. spitzelii


orchis troodi (renz) p.delforge

natural hybrids

as of june 2014, world checklist of selected plant families accepts 37 hybrid species, along number of hybrid subspecies:

orchis × algeriensis b.baumann & h.baumann (o. patens × o. spitzelii)
orchis × angusticruris franch. (o. purpurea × o. simia) (europe caucasus)

orchis × angusticruris nothosubsp. angusticruris (o. purpurea subsp. purpurea × o. simia)
orchis × angusticruris nothosubsp. transcaucasica b.baumann & al. (o. purpurea subsp. caucasuca × o. simia)


orchis × apollinaris w.rossi & al. (o. italica × o.  simia) (italy)
orchis × aurunca w.rossi & minut. (o. pauciflora × o. provincialis)
orchis × bergonii nanteuil (o. anthropophora × o.  simia) (western mediterranean)
orchis × beyrichii (rchb.f.) a.kern. (o. militaris × o.  simia) (europe turkey)

orchis × beyrichii nothosubsp. beyrichii (o. militaris subsp. militaris × o. simia)
orchis × beyrichii nothosubsp. golestanica (renz) h.kretzschmar, eccarius & h.dietr. (o. militaris subsp. stevenii × o. simia)


orchis × bispurium (g.keller) h.kretzschmar, eccarius & h.dietr. (o. anthropophora × o. militaris × o. purpurea)
orchis × bivonae tod. (o. anthropophora × o. italica) (southern europe)
orchis × buelii wildh. (o. provincialis × o. quadripunctata)
orchis × caesii de angelis & fumanti (o. italica × o. purpurea)
orchis × calliantha renz & taubenheim (o. punctulata × o. simia) (turkey)
orchis × chabalensis b.baumann & al. (o. militaris subsp. stevenii × o. punctulata)
orchis × colemanii cortesi (o. mascula × o. pauciflora)
orchis × fallax (de not.) willk. (o. patens × o. provincialis)
orchis × fitzii hautz. (o. anatolica × o. mascula) (turkey)
orchis × hybrida (lindl.) boenn. ex rchb. (o. militaris × o. purpurea) (europe)
orchis × klopfensteiniae p.delforge (o. pallens × o. spitzelii) (sw europe)
orchis × kretzschmariorum b.baumann & h.baumann (o. anatolica × o. provincialis)
orchis × ligustica ruppert (o. mascula × o. patens) (mediterranean)
orchis × loreziana brügger(o. mascula × o. pallens) (europe)

orchis × loreziana nothosubsp. kisslingii (beck) potucek (o. mascula subsp. speciosa × o. pallens) (eastern europe)
orchis × loreziana nothosubsp. loreziana (o. mascula subsp. mascula × o. pallens) (central europe)


orchis × lucensis antonetti & bertolini (o. pauciflora × o. simia)
orchis × macra lindl. (o. anthropophora × o. purpurea) (europe)
orchis × orphanidesii (e.g.camus) b.bock (o. anthropophora × o. mascula)
orchis × palanchonii g.foelsche & w.foelsche (o. olbiensis × o. pauciflora)
orchis × penzigiana a.camus (o. mascula × o. provincialis)

orchis × penzigiana nothosubsp. jailae (soó) h.kretzschmar, eccarius & h.dietr. (o. mascula subsp. speciosa × o. provincialis)
orchis × penzigiana nothosubsp. penzigiana (o. mascula subsp. mascula × o. provincialis)
orchis × penzigiana nothosubsp. sardoa scrugli & m.p.grasso (o. mascula subsp. ichnusae × o. provincialis)


orchis × permixta soó (o. mascula subsp. signifera × o. pallens × o. provincialis) (crimea)
orchis × petterssonii g.keller ex pett. (o. mascula × o. spitzelii) (europe, nw africa)

orchis × petterssonii nothosubsp. incantata (p.delforge) h.kretzschmar, eccarius & h.dietr. (o. mascula subsp. laxifloriformis × o. spitzelii subsp. cazorlensis)
orchis × petterssonii nothosubsp. petterssonii (o. mascula subsp. mascula × o. spitzelii subsp. cazorlensis)


orchis × plessidiaca renz (o. pallens × o. provincialis) (se europe krim)
orchis × pseudoanatolica h.fleischm. (o. pauciflora × o. quadripunctata) (se europe)
orchis × schebestae griebl (o. mascula × o. quadripunctata)
orchis × serraniana p.delforge (o. mascula subsp. laxifloriformis × o. olbiensis)
orchis × sezikiana b.baumann & h.baumann (o. anatolica × o. quadripunctata)
orchis × spuria rchb.f. (o. anthropophora × o. militaris) (europe)
orchis × thriftiensis renz (o. anatolica × o. pauciflora)
orchis × tochniana kreutz & scraton (o. italica × o. punctulata) (cyprus)
orchis × willingiorum b.baumann & h.baumann (o. provincialis × o. spitzelii)
orchis × wulffiana soó (o. punctulata × o. purpurea) (crimea caucasus)

orchis × wulffiana nothosubsp. suckowii (kümpel) b.baumann & al. (o. punctulata × o. purpurea subsp. caucasica)
orchis × wulffiana nothosubsp. wulffiana (o. punctulata × o. purpurea subsp. purpurea)



intergeneric hybrids

orchiophrys (ophrys x orchis)
orchiserapias (orchis x serapias)




^ search orchis . world checklist of selected plant families. royal botanic gardens, kew. retrieved 2014-06-29.