Anacamptis sancta, also called the Holy orchid, is a species of orchid closely related to Anacamptis coriophora that is found in the eastern Mediterranean.[1]
The species flowers look similar to A. coriophora but are bigger and more variable in color, from pink to red. The lips of its flowers are unspotted, and most of the leaves are withered by the time the plant flowers. [1]
anacamptis, sancta, also, called, holy, orchid, species, orchid, closely, related, anacamptis, coriophora, that, found, eastern, mediterranean, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, monocots, order, aspa. Anacamptis sancta also called the Holy orchid is a species of orchid closely related to Anacamptis coriophora that is found in the eastern Mediterranean 1 Anacamptis sancta Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Order Asparagales Family Orchidaceae Subfamily Orchidoideae Genus Anacamptis Species A sancta Binomial name Anacamptis sancta L R M Bateman Pridgeon amp M W Chase 1997 Synonyms Orchis sancta L 1759 Basionym Anteriorchis sancta L E Klein amp Strack 1989 Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe species flowers look similar to A coriophora but are bigger and more variable in color from pink to red The lips of its flowers are unspotted and most of the leaves are withered by the time the plant flowers 1 Distribution and habitat editThe species is very local or rare 2 and is found in Turkey Cyprus Lebanon Israel and Aegean Islands and favors dry and stony ground 1 References edit a b c Anacamptis sancta Holy Orchid identification distribution habitat www first nature com Retrieved 2019 06 08 Delforge Pierre 2005 Orchids of Europe North Africa and the Middle East 3rd ed London A amp C Black p 640 ISBN 0 7136 7525 X External links edit nbsp Media related to Anacamptis sancta category at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Data related to Anacamptis sancta at Wikispecies nbsp This Orchidoideae related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anacamptis sancta amp oldid 1020140319, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
