Herminium monorchis

musk orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Herminium
Species: H. monorchis
Binomial name
Herminium monorchis
(L.) R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophrys monorchis L.
  • Orchis monorchis (L.) Crantz
  • Epipactis monorchis (L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Arachnites monorchis (L.) Hoffm.
  • Satyrium monorchis (L.) Pers.
  • Herminium clandestinum Gren. & Godr.
  • Monorchis herminium O.Schwarz

Herminium monorchis, the musk orchid,[2] is a commonly occurring species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe and northern Asia from France to Japan, including China, Siberia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, etc.[1][3][4]

It has a localised distribution in Britain; sites where it is found include Ham Hill in Wiltshire.

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Orchide ad un bulbo, Musk Orchid, Herminium monorchis (L.) R. Br.
  4. ↑ Flora of China v 25 p 122, 角盘兰 jiao pan lan, Herminium monorchis (Linnaeus) R. Brown in W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 5: 191. 1813.

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