Orchidaceae
Orchis

Orchis italica Poir.

First published in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 600 (1798), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • G.I.R.O.S. (2009). Orchidee d'Italia: 1-303. Il Castello srl, Italy.
  • Galán Cela, P. & Gamarra, R. (2003). Check List of the Iberian and Balearic Orchids 2. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 60: 309-329.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı/Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Kretzschmar, H. ,Eccarius, W. & Dietrich, H. (2007). The Orchid Genera Anacamptis, Orchis and Neotinea. Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, biology, distribution, ecology and hybridisation, ed. 2: 1-544. EchinoMedia verlag, Bürgel.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, v (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Schopp, K. & Schopp, R. (2009). Orchis italica Poiret - eine bisher nicht bekannte Orchideenart auf Sardinien. Berichte aus den arbeitskreisen heimische orchideen 26: 143-144.
  • Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Güner, A. (ed.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı/Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi, Istambul.
  • Kretzschmar, H. ,Eccarius, W. & Dietrich, H. (2007). The Orchid Genera Anacamptis, Orchis and Neotinea. Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, biology, distribution, ecology and hybridisation, ed. 2: 1-544. EchinoMedia verlag, Bürgel.
  • Schopp, K. & Schopp, R. (2009). Orchis italica Poiret - eine bisher nicht bekannte Orchideenart auf Sardinien. Berichte aus den arbeitskreisen heimische orchideen 26: 143-144.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 21, 1970 Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.] Portugal K000364130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sep 21, 1970 Trevelyan, W.C. [16824] K000364129 Unknown Type Material Yes
Tineo [s.n.] Italy K000364132 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gussone [s.n.] Italy K000364133 Unknown Type Material Yes
Italy K:SPC-19444.000 No
Johnson, M.A.T. [s.n.] Cyprus K000396275 Yes
Italy K:SPC-05843.000 No
K:SPC-00224.000 No
Harley, R.M. [B] Greece K:SPC-24639.000 No
Harley, R.M. Greece K:SPC-24638.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K000364131 Unknown Type Material Yes
Greece K:SPC-20427.000 No
Chase, M.W. [O-547 K] K:SPC-70665.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K000364134 Unknown Type Material Yes
Syngrassides, A. [1467] Cyprus K:SPC-20422.000 No
Italy K:SPC-05839.000 No
Harley, R.M. Greece K:SPC-24642.000 No
[CPCF 456a-e] K:SPC-70412.000 No
Goulimy, C.N. Greece K:SPC-05840.000 No
Watson, J.M. [33] Turkey K:SPC-00225.000 No
Clements, M.A. [2550] Greece K:SPC-48771.000 No

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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