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		Limodorum abortivum  (L.) SW.  var. rubrum  H.SUND. ex KREUTZ

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Limodorum  BOEHM.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	SW.:		Olof Peter Swartz (1760 - 1818), Swedish botanist
	H.SUND.:		Hans Sundermann (1925 - 2002), German botanist
	KREUTZ:		Carolus (Carel) Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (1954 - ), Dutch orchid specialist
	BOEHM.:		Georg Rudolf Boehmer (1723 - 1803), German physician and botanist

Etymology:
	Limodorum:		laimodoron = Greek name of a parasitic plant
	abortivum:		atrophied
	rubrum:		red

Fig. 1:  Limodorum abortivum var. rubrum / Violet Limodore Rhodos, Laerma - Apollona 21.4.2008 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)

Fig. 2:  Limodorum abortivum var. rubrum / Violet Limodore Rhodos, Laerma - Apollona 21.4.2008 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)

Fig. 3:  Limodorum abortivum var. rubrum / Violet Limodore TR Karakoy - Bolu 14.6.2010 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)

Fig. 4:  Limodorum abortivum var. rubrum / Violet Limodore TR Karakoy - Bolu 14.6.2010 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)

   

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