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		Himantoglossum formosum  (STEVEN) K.KOCH

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Himantoglossum  SPRENG.

Authors:
	STEVEN:		Christian von Steven (1781 - 1863), German botanist in Russia
	K.KOCH:		Karl Heinrich Emil Ludwig Koch (1809 - 1879), German botanist who worked in the Caucasus region
	SPRENG.:		Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766 - 1833), German physician and botanist at Halle

Etymology:
	Himantoglossum:		himantos = belt, glossum = tongue
	formosum:		beautiful

Fig. 1:  Himantoglossum formosum / Caucasian Lizard Orchid Azerbaijan, Quba 25.5.2019 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 2:  Himantoglossum formosum / Caucasian Lizard Orchid Azerbaijan, Quba 25.5.2019 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 3:  Himantoglossum formosum / Caucasian Lizard Orchid Azerbaijan, Quba 25.5.2019 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 4:  Himantoglossum formosum / Caucasian Lizard Orchid Azerbaijan, Quba 25.5.2019 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 5:  Himantoglossum formosum / Caucasian Lizard Orchid Azerbaijan, Quba 25.5.2019 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 6:  Himantoglossum formosum / Caucasian Lizard Orchid Azerbaijan, Quba 25.5.2019 (Photo: Luc Segers)

Fig. 7:  Himantoglossum formosum / Caucasian Lizard Orchid Azerbaijan, Quba 25.5.2019 (Photo: Luc Segers)

   

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