Orchis quadripunctata

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Orchis quadripunctata']

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

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Orchideae • Subtribus: Orchidinae • Genus: Orchis • Species: Orchis quadripunctata Cirillo ex Ten. (1811)

Synonyms

Homotypic synonyms 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 synonyms 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) 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) Anacamptis trichocera K.Koch, Linnaea 22: 286 (1849) 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)

Species

Images of the whole plant

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Inflorescences

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Flowers

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Subspecies - Varietas - Forma - Lusus

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  Creta - Gerakari

Botanical illustrations

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

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Orchis quadripunctata.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Orchis quadripunctata