Neotinea maculata
Dense-flowered Orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Orchidae |
Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
Alliance: | Orchis |
Genus: | Neotinea |
Species: | N. maculata |
Binomial name | |
Neotinea maculata (Desf.) Stearn, 1974 | |
Neotinea maculata (dense-flowered orchid) is an orchid native to Asia Minor and parts of Europe and North Africa. [1] (Codes) [2]
Description
The leaves are oblong, 5 cm in length, and form a basal rosette which develops from round underground nodules that are up to 6 cm in diameter. Stems supported emerge vertically from the rosette and are covered for a third of their length with a light green bract. The flowering period is from April to June, during which an inflorescence of small white to pink flowers are produced.
References
- Bateman R.M., 2003 Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 2003; 142(1): 1-40.
- Delforge P., 2001 Guide des orchidées D'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Proche-Orient, 2° ed, Lausanne, Delachaux et Niestlé ISBN 2-603-01228-2
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