Gymnadenia rhellicani
| Gymnadenia rhellicani | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Gymnadenia |
| Species: | G. rhellicani |
| Binomial name | |
| Gymnadenia rhellicani (Teppner & E. Klein) Teppner & E. Klein | |
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Gymnadenia rhellicani is a European species of orchid.
Description
Gymnadenia rhellicani grows 5–22 centimetres (2.0–8.7 in) high, with a dense, globose to cylindrical inflorescence of red-brown to chocolate-brown flowers with a chocolate-like aroma.[2] Some plants, especially in the south of the species' range have noticeably paler flowers.[2]
Distribution
Gymnadenia rhellicani grows in the Alps and Carpathians at altitudes of 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft).[1]
Taxonomy
The species was described as a distinct species in 1990 by Herwig Teppner and Erich Klein, who noted that it was diploid and reproduced sexually, in contrast to the rest of the wider Gymnadenia nigra group, which is polyploid and apomictic.[2] At the time, all these taxa were in the genus Nigritella, but that was later subsumed into Gymnadenia. The specific epither "rhellicanus" commemorates Johannes Müller (known as "Rhellicanus", 'from Rellikon', to distinguish him from others with the same name), who in 1536 made the earliest desription of the species known to the authors.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 H. Rankou (2011). "Gymnadenia rhellicani". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources): e.T175979A7161210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T175979A7161210.en.
- 1 2 3 4 Herwig Teppner & Erich Klein (1990). "Nigritella rhellicani spec. nova und N. nigra (L.) Rchb. f. s. str. (Orchidaceae - Orchideae)" (PDF). Phyton (Horn, Austria) 31 (1): 5–26.
External links
Media related to Gymnadenia rhellicani at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Gymnadenia rhellicani at Wikispecies
