Orchis italica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota 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. Italicae
Species: Orchis italica

Name

Orchis italica Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 4: 600 (1798).

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Orchis militaris Poir., Voy. Barbarie 2: 247 (1789), sensu auct.
- Orchis longicruris Link, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 323 (1800).
- Orchis undulatifolia Biv., Sicul. Pl. 2: 44 (1807).
  - Orchis tephrosanthos var. undulatifolia (Biv.) Ker Gawl., Bot. Reg. 5: t. 375 (1819).
  - Orchis simia var. undulatifolia (Biv.) Webb, Iter Hispan.: 9 (1838).
- Orchis fusca var. stenoloba Coss. & Germ., Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris: 550 (1845).
  - Orchis purpurea var. stenoloba (Coss. & Germ.) Willk. in M.Willkomm & J.M.C.Lange, Prodr. Fl. Hispan. 1: 167 (1861).
  - Orchis purpurea subsp. stenoloba (Coss. & Germ.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 267 (1890).
- Orchis welwitschii Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13–14: 183 (1851).
  - × Orchiaceras welwitschii (Rchb.f.) E.G.Camus, Monogr. Orchid.: 77 (1908).
  - × Orchiaceras bivonae nothovar. welwitschii (Rchb.f.) P.Silva, Agron. Lusit. 34: 183 (1972 publ. 1973).
- Orchis italica f. albiflora Nicora ex Fiori & Paol. in A.Fiori & al., Fl. Italia 1: 243 (1896).
- Orchis italica f. breviloba Halácsy, Consp. Fl. Graec., Suppl. 1: 100 (1904).
- Orchis italica f. maculata Soó in G.Keller & al., Monogr. Iconogr. Orchid. Eur., ed. 2: 154 (1932).
- Orchis longicruris subsp. longipenis Font Quer & P.Palau, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 4(2): 209 (1954)
- Orchis italica var. fontinalis F.M.Vázquez, J. Eur. Orch. 40: 709 (2008).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Asia-Temperate
- Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lamarck, J.-B. (ed.) 1797–1798. Encyclopédie méthodique. Botanique. Tome 4. 764 pp. H. Agasse, Paris. BHL 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.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orchis italica. Accessed: 2026 Mar 29.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Orchis italica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 29. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Orchis italica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar 29. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Orchis italica. Accessed: 29 Mar 2026. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Orchis italica. Published online. Accessed: 29 Mar 2026. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2026. Orchis italica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Mar 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: سحلب إيطالي
Deutsch: Italienisches Knabenkraut
français: Orchis d'Italie
עברית: סחלב איטלקי
italiano: Uomo nudo
日本語: オルキス・イタリカ
slovenščina: Laška kukavica
中文: 意大利红门兰