Orchis anthropophora

Orchis anthropophora

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Orchis
Subgenus: Orchis subg. Orchis
Sectio: Orchis sect. Anthropophorae
Species: Orchis anthropophora

Name

Orchis anthropophora (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 2: 148 (1785).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Ophrys anthropophora L., Sp. Pl.: 948 (1753).
    • "Habitat in Italia, Lusitania, Gallia."
    • Lectotype: "Orchis" in Vaillant, Bot. Paris., t. 31, f. 19, 20 (1727), designated by Baumann & al. in Mitteilungsbl. Arbeitskr. Heim. Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 21: 437, Abb. 1 (1989).
• Homotypic
  • Arachnites anthropophorus (L.) F.W.Schmidt, Fl. Boëm. 1: 77 (1793).
  • Satyrium anthropophorum (L.) Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 507 (1807).
  • Aceras anthropophorum (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Epit. Hortus Kew.: 281 (1814).
  • Loroglossum anthropophorum (L.) Rich., De Orchid. Eur.: 32 (1817).
  • Himantoglossum anthropophorum (L.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. 3: 694 (1826).
  • Serapias anthropophora (L.) Jundz., Opisan. Rósl.: 267 (1830).
• Heterotypic
  • Ophrys anthropomorpha Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 63 (1805).
  • Satyrium anthropomorphum Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 507 (1807), orth. var.
    • Aceras anthropomorphum (Pers.) Sm. in A.Rees, Cycl. 39(1): Aceras n. 2 (1818).
  • Loroglossum brachyglotte Rich., De Orchid. Eur.: 32 (1817).
  • Aceras anthropophorum lusus flavescens W.Zimm. ex Asch. & Graebn., Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 3: 783 (1907).
  • Aceras anthropophorum var. angustatum Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 181 (1912).
    • Aceras anthropophorum f. angustatum (Rouy) Maire, Fl. Afr. Nord 6: 332 (1959 publ. 1960).
  • Aceras anthropophorum var. latior Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 13: 181 (1912).
    • Aceras anthropophorum f. latior (Rouy) Maire, Fl. Afr. Nord 6: 332 (1959 publ. 1960).
  • Aceras anthropophorum f. praemorsum Ruppert, Verh. Naturhist. Vereines Preuss. Rheinl. Westphalens 81: 184 (1925).
  • Aceras anthropophorum f. apiculatum Höppner, Verh. Naturhist. Vereines Preuss. Rheinl. Westphalens 81: 265 (1924 publ. 1925).
  • Aceras anthropophorum f. purpurata Balayer, Bull. Soc. Bot. France, Lett. Bot. 133(3): 280 (1986).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Northern Europe Great Britain. Middle Europe Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland. Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Northwest Balkan Peninsula. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Allioni, C. 1785. Flora Pedemontana sive Enumeratio Methodica Stirpium Indigenarum Pedemontii. Tomus primus. 344 pp. Augustae Taurinorum. Biblioteca Digital Reference page. 
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 948. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kretzschmar, H., Eccarius, W. & Dietrich, H. 2007. Die Orchideengattungen Anacamptis, Orchis, Neotinea. EchinoMedia-Verlag, Bürgel. Table of contents. ISBN 978-3937-10711-0. Reference page. 
• Baumann, H., Künkele, S. & Lorenz, R. 1989. Die nomenklatorischen Typen der von Linnaeus veröffentlichten Namen europäischer Orchideen. Mitteilungsblatt des Arbeitskreises Heimische Orchideen Baden-Württemberg 21(3): 355–700. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orchis anthropophora. Accessed: 2025 Oct 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Orchis anthropophora in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Oct 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Orchis anthropophora. Accessed: 28 Oct 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Orchis anthropophora. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Orchis anthropophora. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct 2025. Reference page.
• Hand, R., Thieme, M. & collaborators 2025. Florenliste von Deutschland – Gefäßpflanzen, Version 15. May 2025. Founded by Karl Peter Buttler, published on the internet (https://www.florenliste-deutschland.de). Reference page. 

Vernacular names

català: Flor de l'home penjat
Deutsch: Ohnhorn
English: Man orchid
español: Orquídea hombre
français: Homme pendu
hornjoserbsce: Mužikowa bjezwotrožka
italiano: Ballerina
Lëtzebuergesch: Gaalgemännche-Bouwekraut
lietuvių: Šlaitinis beragis
Nederlands: Poppenorchis
svenska: Spökyxne
中文: 人帽兰

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