Anacamptis sancta

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Anacamptis sancta']

• asturianu: Orchis sancta
• Deutsch: Heiliges Knabenkraut
• español: Orchis de Tierra Santa
• עברית: סחלב קדוש

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Orchideae • Subtribus: Orchidinae • Genus: Anacamptis • Species: Anacamptis sancta (Lam.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase (1997)

Synonyms

Basionym Orchis sancta L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1242 (1759) Homotypic synonyms Orchis coriophora var. sancta (L.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 173 (1851) Orchis coriophora subsp. sancta (L.) Hayek, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(3): 386 (1933) Anteriorchis sancta (L.) E.Klein & Strack, Phytochemistry 28: 2137 (1989) Herorchis sancta (L.) D.Tyteca & E.Klein, J. Eur. Orch. 40: 542 (2008) Heterotypic synonyms Orchis sancta f. minor Bornm. ex Soó, Bot. Arch. 23: 40 (1928)

Images of the whole plant

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  Anacamptis sancta
  Turkey
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  Anacamptis sancta<br Greece - Rhodes

Flowers

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  Turkey
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  Greece - Rhodes
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  Greece - Rhodes
  Lardos - Laerma
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  Anacamptis sancta
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  Anacamptis sancta
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  Anacamptis sancta
  Greece - Chios

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  Anacamptis sancta
  alba colour
  habitat
  Turkey - İzmir Province - Çeşme
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  Anacamptis sancta
  alba colour

Nothospecies

ex Orchis × kallithea E.Klein, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 24: 210 (1973)

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  Anacamptis coriophora
  × Anacamptis sancta
  Greece - Chios
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  Anacamptis coriophora
  × Anacamptis sancta

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Greece, Kriti.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Anacamptis sancta.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Anacamptis sancta