Himantoglossum caprinum

Himantoglossum caprinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Himantoglossum
Species:	H. caprinum
Binomial name
Himantoglossum caprinum (M.Bieb.) Spreng.
Synonyms[1]
Orchis caprina M.Bieb. (basionym) Aceras caprinum (M.Bieb.) Lindl. Aceras hircina var. caprina (M.Bieb.) Rchb.f. Loroglossum caprinum (M.Bieb.) Beck Loroglossum hircinum var. caprinum (M.Bieb.) Gallé Loroglossum hircinum subsp. caprinum (M.Bieb.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus, P.Bergon & A.A.Camus Himantoglossum hircinum ssp. caprinum (M.Bieb.) H. Sund. Himantoglossum caprinum ssp. rumelicum H. Baumann & R. Lorenz Himantoglossum caprinum ssp. robustissimum Kreutz

Himantoglossum caprinum is a species of orchid native to southeastern Europe and the Middle East.^[1][2][3]

Two subspecies are recognized:

• Himantoglossum caprinum subsp. caprinum - Crete and other Greek Islands, Crimea, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, Israel
• Himantoglossum caprinum subsp. rumelicum H.Baumann & R.Lorenz - Czech Republic, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Krimea, North Caucasus, Turkey, Palestine, Israel

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Himantoglossum caprinum
2. La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids:1500 Species in cultivation. Timber Press. p. 224. ISBN 0-88192-876-3. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Himantoglossum caprinum subsp. rumelicum