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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Anacamptis  (L.) RICH.
 

Authors:
   L.:  Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals
   R.M.BATEMAN:  Richard M. Bateman (1958 - ), British botanist
   PRIDGEON:  Alec Melton Pridgeon (1949 - ), British botanist
   M.W.CHASE:  Mark Wayne Chase (1951 - ), British orchid specialist
   KREUTZ:  Carolus (Carel) Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (1954 - ), Dutch orchid specialist
   J.ESSINK:  Jan Essink, Dutch orchid specialist
   L.ESSINK:  Liesbeth Essink, wife of Jan Essink
   RICH.:  Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754 - 1821), French botanist
 

Etymology:
   Anacamptis:   to recurve
   papilionacea:   butterfly-like
   thaliae:   Thalia, a Greek legendary figure
 

Under the name Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae this orchid from Rhodes and neighouring Turkey has been decribed in Ber.Arbeitskrs.Heim.Orchid. 26 (2); (2009), which was issued in 2010. Authors are Karel KREUTZ and Jan ESSINK. The greek word 'thallo' means 'flourishing', and is also the origin of the name of the muse and grace 'Thalia', which has been chosen because of the chromaticity and attractivity of the blossoms of this orchid.

 

Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Psinthos 23.3.2019 (Photo: Christian Schlomann)
Fig. 1:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Psinthos 23.3.2019 (Photo: Christian Schlomann)
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 2:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 3:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 4:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 5:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 6:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Maritsa 26.3.2009 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Fig. 7:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Fig. 8:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Fig. 9:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Fig. 10:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid, Rhodos,  Kolymbia 18.3.2023
Fig. 11:  Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. thaliae / Thalia Butterfly Orchid
Rhodos, Kolymbia 18.3.2023
   
 


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