Orchis mascula subsp. laxifloriformis Rivas Goday & B.Rodr.

First published in Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 6: 190 (1948)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is Central Pyrenees to N. Morocco. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

France, Morocco, Portugal, Spain

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Kretzschmar, H. ,Eccarius, W. & Dietrich, H. (2007). The Orchid Genera Anacamptis, Orchis and Neotinea. Phylogeny, taxonomy, morphology, biology, distribution, ecology and hybridisation, ed. 2: 1-544. EchinoMedia verlag, Bürgel.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Galán Cela, P. & Gamarra, R. (2003). Check List of the Iberian and Balearic Orchids 2. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 60: 309-329. [Cited as Orchis langei.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Orchis mascula subsp. hispanica.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Turner Ettlinger, D.M. Spain Orchis mascula subsp. hispanica K:SPC-48023.000 No
Turner Ettlinger, D.M. Spain Orchis mascula subsp. hispanica K:SPC-47880.000 No
Joseph, S.; Joseph, J. [221] Spain Orchis langei K:SPC-76403.000 No
Joseph, J.; Joseph, S. [221] Spain Orchis langei K:SPC-48450.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0