Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, A.M.Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 1997

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Part sunColdLATE Winterand Spring

Common Name The Butterfly Anacamptis

Flower Size 1 1/4" [2.75 cm]

Found in Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, the Balearic Islands, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, the eastern Aegean Islands, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania , Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Jordan and Iran in calcareous soils in dry grasslands, shrublands and open forests at elevations of sealevel to 1800 meters as a small to medium sized, cold growing erect terrestrial orchid with ovoid or globose tubers carrying a basal rosette of lanceolate to linear-lanceolate acute leaves that blooms in the late winter and spring on a 2 to 3" [5 to 7.5 cm] long, loosely 2 to 8 flowered, erect, angular, reddish towards the apex inflorescence with red tinted, lanceolate bracts carrying showy flowers.

Synonyms Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. alibertis (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) H.Kretzschmar 2007; Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. expansa (Ten.) Amard. & Dusak 2005; Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. grandiflora (Boiss.) Kreutz 2007; Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. messenica (Renz) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr. 2007; Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. palaestina (B.Baumann & R.Lorenz) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr. 2007; Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. rubra (Jacq.) Pérez-Chisc. & J.P.Prieto 2011; Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. schirwanica (Woronow) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr. 2007; Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae Kreutz, J.Essink & L.Essink 2009; Anacamptis papilionacea var. balcanica (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) Kreutz 2007; Anacamptis papilionacea var. nivea F.M.Vázquez 2009; Anacamptis papilionacea var. parviflora (Willk.) F.M.Vázquez 2009; Herorchis papilionacea (L.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein 2008; Herorchis papilionacea subsp. expansa (Ten.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein 2008; Herorchis papilionacea subsp. messenica (Renz) D.Tyteca & E.Klein 2008; Herorchis papilionacea subsp. palaestina (B.Baumann & R.Lorenz) D.Tyteca & E.Klein 2008; Herorchis papilionacea subsp. schirwanica (Woronow) D.Tyteca & E.Klein 2008; Orchis bruhnsiana (Gruner) Mojorov ex Grossh. 1928; Orchis candida A.Terracc. 1910; Orchis caspia Trautv. 1873; Orchis decipiens Tod ?; Orchis expansa Tenore 1829; Orchis heroďca Clarke 1823; Orchis moriopapilionacea Timb.-Lagr. 1854; *Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759; Orchis papilionacea f. balcanica (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) P.Delforge 2007; Orchis papilionacea f. grandiflora (Boiss.) Maire 1931; Orchis papilionacea f. morgetiana (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) P.Delforge 2007; Orchis papilionacea f. palaestina (B.Baumann & R.Lorenz) P.Delforge 2007; Orchis papilionacea f. rosea (Alleiz.) Maire & Weiller 1959; Orchis papilionacea f. rubra (Jacq.) Soo 1928; Orchis papilionacea subsp. alibertis G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar 2001; Orchis papilionacea subsp. balcanica H.Baumann & R.Lorenz 2005; Orchis papilionacea subsp. bruhnsiana (Gruner) Soó ?; Orchis papilionacea subsp. expansa (Ten.) Guadagno 1924; Orchis papilionacea subsp. grandiflora (Boiss.) Malag. 1969; Orchis papilionacea subsp. heroica (E.D.Clarke) H.Baumann 1986; Orchis papilionacea subsp. messenica (Renz) Kreutz 2005; Orchis papilionacea subsp. palaestina B.Baumann & R.Lorenz 2005; Orchis papilionacea subsp. rubra (Jacquin) Sundermann 1968; Orchis papilionacea subsp. schirwanica (Woronow) Soó 1928; Orchis papilionacea var. alibertis (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) P.Delforge 2004; Orchis papilionacea var. bruhnsiana Gruner 1867; Orchis papilionacea var. decipiens (Bianca) Nyman 1882; Orchis papilionacea var. expansa (Ten.) Lindl. 1835; Orchis papilionacea var. grandiflora Boiss. 1842; Orchis papilionacea var. heroďca (Clarke) Delforge 1991; Orchis papilionacea var. major E.G.Camus 1900; Orchis papilionacea var. messenica Renz 1928; Orchis papilionacea var. minimus E.G.Camus 1921; Orchis papilionacea var. morgetiana H.Baumann & R.Lorenz 2005; Orchis papilionacea var. parviflora Willk. 1861; Orchis papilionacea var. rosea Alleiz. 1923; Orchis papilionacea var. rubra (Jacq.) Lindl. 1835; Orchis papilionacea var. vexillifera Terraciano 1910; Orchis rubra var. expansa (Ten.) Lindl. 1835; Orchis schirwanica Woronow 1909; Vermeulenia caspia (Trautv.) Á.Löve & D.Löve 1972; Vermeulenia papilionacea (L.) Á.Löve & D.Löve 1972; Vermeulenia papilionacea f. balcanica (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) P.Delforge 2009; Vermeulenia papilionacea f. morgetiana (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) P.Delforge 2009; Vermeulenia papilionacea f. palaestina (B.Baumann & R.Lorenz) P.Delforge 2009; Vermeulenia papilionacea f. rubra (Jacq.) P.Delforge 2011; Vermeulenia papilionacea var. aegaea P.Delforge 2010; Vermeulenia papilionacea var. alibertis (G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar) P.Delforge 2009; Vermeulenia papilionacea var. expansa (Ten.) P.Delforge 2010; Vermeulenia papilionacea var. grandiflora (Boiss.) Szlach. 2001; Vermeulenia papilionacea var. messenica (Renz) P.Delforge 2009; Vermeulenia papilionacea var. vexillifera (Terraciano) P.Delforge 2009

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen Schlechter 1915; Atlas des Orchidees Cultivees Constantin 1920 drawing fide; Encyclopedia of Cultivated Orchids Hawkes 1965; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 4 193 to 256 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1973; AOS Bulletin Vol 53 No 2 1984 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 55 #2 1986 photo fide; The Manual Of Cultivated Orchid Species Bechtel, Cribb & Launert 1992 as Orchis papilionacea photo fide; Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Delforge 2005; AOS Bulletin Vol 76 # 2 2007 as Orchis papilionacea photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 72 #2 2008 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 76 #1 2012 as Orchis papilionacea photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 77 #1 2013 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 88 #9 2019 photo fide;

~Orchis papilionacea f. grandiflora (Boiss.) Maire in É.Jahandiez & al. 1931 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea f. rosea (Alleiz.) Maire & Weiller 1959 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea subsp. alibertis G.Kretzschmar & H.Kretzschmar 2001 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea subsp. bruhnsiana (Gruner) Soó in ? - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea subsp. expansa (Tenore) Raynaud 1985 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

Photo courtesy of Pascal Pernot and His Orchids of France and Europe

Part sunCool to Cold LATE Winterand Spring

O papilionacea Group

Common NameThe Large Flowered Orchis

Flower Size 1 1/4" [2.75 cm]

Found in Sicily, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Algeria and Morocco as a small sized, cold growing, terrestrial orchid with ovoid or globose tubers carrying a basal rosette of lanceolate to linear-lanceolate acute leaves that blooms in the late winter and spring on a laxly to densly few flowered, erect, angular reddish towards the apex inflorescence carrying showy flowers .

Synonyms Herorchis papilionacea subsp. expansa (Ten.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein 2008; *Orchis expansa Tenore 1829; Orchis papilionacea f. grandiflora (Boiss.) Maire 1931; Orchis papilionacea subsp. grandiflora (Boissier) H. Baumann 1969; Orchis papilionacea var. expansa (Ten.) Lindl. 1835; Orchis papilionacea var. grandiflora Boissier 1842; Orchis rubra Jacquin 1781;

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 55 No 2 1986 photo; Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Delforge 2005 as Orchis papilionacea var. grandiflora Boissier 1842; AOS Bulletin Vol 76 No 2 2007 photo

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~Orchis papilionacea subsp. grandiflora (Boissier) H. Baumann 1969 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea subsp. heroica (E.D.Clarke) H.Baumann 1986 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea subsp. rubra (Jacquin) Sundermann 1968 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. bruhnsiana Gruner 1867 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. cyrenaica (E.A.Durand & Barrette) P.Delforge 2000 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. expansa (Ten.) Lindl. 1835 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. grandiflora Boissier 1842 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. heroďca (Clarke) Delforge 1991 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. major E.G.Camus 1900- See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. parviflora Willk. in H.M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange 1861 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. rosea Alleiz. 1923 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

~Orchis papilionacea var. rubra (Jacq.) Lindl. 1835 - See Orchis papilionacea Linne 1759

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