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		Liparis loeselii  (L.) RICH.  var. ovata  RIDD. ex GODFERY

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Liparis  RICH.

Authors:
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
	RICH.:		Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754 - 1821), French botanist
	RIDD.:		Harry Joseph Riddelsdell (1866 - 1941), British botanist
	GODFERY:		Masters John Godfery (1856 - 1945), British botanist

Etymology:
	Liparis:		liparos = fatty gleaming
	loeselii:		Johannes Loesel (1607 - 1655), German physician and botanist
	ovata:		oval

Fig. 1:  Liparis loeselii var. ovata / Welsh Fen Orchid GB South Wales, Kenfig 29.6.2009 (Photo: Michael J. Clark)

   

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