Butterfly orchid
Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase is a species in the Orchidaceae family, commonly called the Butterfly orchid. It is distributed across multiple regions, including Albania, Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Morocco, and others. The species was published in 1997.
Description
Anacamptis papilionacea is a flowering plant in the Orchidaceae family. It is native to regions such as Albania, Algeria, the Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, the North Caucasus, Palestine, Portugal, Romania, and Sardegna. The species was formally published in 1997. It is known as the Butterfly orchid in English and other languages. The nomenclatural history notes that Enayet Hossain & El-Gadi designated specimens 1054.29 and 1054.30 (LINN) as the type, but they are not part of a single gathering, so Art. 9.15 does not apply.
Other common names
Butterfly orchid
Distribution
Albania · Algeria · Baleares · Bulgaria · Corse · Cyprus · East Aegean Is. · France · Greece · Iran · Iraq · Italy · Kriti · Lebanon-Syria · Morocco · North Caucasus · Palestine · Portugal · Romania · Sardegna · Sicilia · Spain · Transcaucasus · Tunisia · Turkey-in-Europe · Turkey · Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Orchis papilionaceaOrchis papilionacea subsp. expansaOrchis papilionacea subsp. grandifloraOrchis papilionacea subsp. rubraVermeulenia papilionaceaOrchis papilionacea var. decipiensHerorchis papilionaceaOrchis papilionacea f. rubraOrchis papolionacea var. bruhnsia