Limodorum
| Limodorum | |
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| Limodorum abortivum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Neottieae |
| Genus: | Limodorum Boehm. (1760) |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Limodorum is an orchid genus in the family Orchidaceae. A very long list of names have been proposed over the years, most of these species once part of Limodorum long having been transferred to other genera. At present (June 2014), there are three currently recognised members of the Limodorum':[1][2]
- Limodorum abortivum (L.) Swartz - Central Europe, the Mediterranean region as far east as Iran and the Caucasus
- Limodorum trabutianum Bartolo & Pulv. - Turkey
- Limodorum rubriflorum Batt. - Spain, Portugal, Balearic Islands, Sardinia, Sicily, mainland Italy, Algeria, Morocco
See also
References
- Boehmer, G.R. (1760) Definitiones Generum Plantarum 358.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006) Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 506 ff. Oxford University Press.
