Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase (syn. Orchis papilionacea L.)

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Anacamptis// Species: Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Soó in Tutin et al. (1980) as Orchis papilionacea L. The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase

Distribution: Native from the Mediterranean to Caucasus according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Grasslands/ hill pastures, clearings of oak forests – on calcareous soil; calcicole species.

Lifeform: Perrenial; geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Late spring- summer:  MAY, JUN.

Anacamptis papilionacea – habit in habitat. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – habit in habitat. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – habit. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – habit. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowering stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowering stem with cauline leaves and inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – inflorescence. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowers. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flower. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flower. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flower. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flower. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – stem with cauline leaves and basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea -stem and cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – cauline leaf. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – basal leaves. Osogovo – hilly region near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of  Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis papilionacea – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of  Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998302-1 [Accessed 03.02.2022].

Anacamptis papilionacea. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: Source: 2010: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/e812b005-9751-4219-89ef-d72ec2d0be6b [Accessed 18.01.2024].

Orchis L. de Soó, R. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 337 -342.

Last update: 18.01.2024.

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