Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Orchis
Subgenus: Orchis subg. Orchis
Sectio: Orchis sect. Orchis
Species: Orchis purpurea
Subspecies: Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica

Name

Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica (Regel) B.Baumann, H.Baumann, R.Lorenz & Ruedi Peter, J. Eur. Orch. 35: 182 (2003).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Orchis caucasica Regel, Index Seminum (LE) 1868(Suppl.): 22 (1869)
• Homotypic
  • Orchis purpurea var. caucasica (Regel) E.G.Camus, Bergon & A.Camus, Monogr. Orchid.: 129 (1908).
• Heterotypic
  • Orchis purpurea subsp. maxima Soó in G.Keller & al., Monogr. Iconogr. Orchid. Eur. 2: 393 (1932).
  • Orchis aserica B.Baumann, H.Baumann, R.Lorenz & Ruedi Peter, J. Eur. Orchideen 35: 174 (2003).
  • Orchis caucasica f. aserica (B.Baumann, H.Baumann, R.Lorenz & Ruedi Peter) P.Delforge, Naturalistes Belges 85: 252 (2004).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Western Asia Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Baumann, B., Baumann, H., Lorenz, R. & Peter, R. 2003. Beiträge zur Orchideenflora des östlichen Transkaukasus und Talysch (Aserbaidschan). Journal Europäischer Orchideen 35(1): 163–231. 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. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 333 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2026. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica. Accessed: 2026 Apr 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica. 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 Apr 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica. Accessed: 2 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica. Published online. Accessed: 2 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2026. Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Apr 2026. Reference page.