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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.:  Orchis mascula  (L.) L.  subsp. tenera  (LANDWEHR) DEL PRETE

Genus:  Orchis  L.
 

Authors:
   LANDWEHR:  Jacobus Landwehr (1911 - 1996), Dutch orchid specialist
   KREUTZ:  Carolus (Carel) Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (1954 - ), Dutch orchid specialist
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   DEL PRETE:  Carlo Del Prete (1949 - ), Italian botanist
 

Etymology:
   Orchis:   testicle (Greek)
   tenera:   tender
   mascula:   male
 

Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid, E  Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Fig. 1:  Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid
E Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid, E  Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Fig. 2:  Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid
E Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid, E  Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Fig. 3:  Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid
E Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid, E  Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Fig. 4:  Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid
E Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid, E  Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
Fig. 5:  Orchis tenera / Tender Purple Orchid
E Orihuela del Tremedal 26.5.2004
   
 


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