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		Platanthera bifolia  (L.) RICH.  subsp. osca  R.LORENZ, ROMOLINI, V.A.ROMANO & SOCA

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Platanthera  (L.) RICH.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	RICH.:		Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754 - 1821), French botanist
	R.LORENZ:		Richard Lorenz (1942 - ), German orchid specialist
	ROMOLINI:		Rolando Romolini, Italian botanist
	V.A.ROMANO:		Vito Antonio Romano (fl. 2014), botanist in Potenza (Basilicata, Italy)
	SOCA:		Remy Souche (alias Romieg Soca, 1951 - ), French orchid specialist

Etymology:
	Platanthera:		wide anther
	bifolia:		two-leaved
	osca:		from the region in Southern Italy, where the oscian language has been spoken in ancient times

Fig. 1:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Abruzzo Palena 5.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 2:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Monte Pollino East 4.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 3:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Monte Pollino East 4.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 4:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Monte Pollino East 4.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 5:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Monte Pollino East 4.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 6:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Monte Pollino East 4.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 7:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Monte Pollino East 4.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 8:  Platanthera bifolia subsp. osca / Osca Butterfly Orchid I Monte Pollino East 4.6.2015 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

   

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