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		Barlia metlesicsiana  W.P.TESCHNER

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.:  Himantoglossum metlesicsianum  (W.P.TESCHNER) P.DELFORGE

Genus:  Barlia  PARL.,  Himantoglossum  SPRENG.

Authors:
	W.P.TESCHNER:		Walter Paul Teschner (1927 - ), German orchid specialist, later living in USA
	P.DELFORGE:		Pierre Delforge (1945 - ), Belgian orchid specialist
	PARL.:		Filippo Parlatore (1816 - 1877), Italian botanist from Sicily
	SPRENG.:		Kurt Polycarp Joachim Sprengel (1766 - 1833), German physician and botanist at Halle

Etymology:
	Barlia:		Jean-Baptiste Barla (1817 - 1896), French botanist (BARLA)
	metlesicsiana:		Hans Metlesics (1944 - ), Austrian botanist (METLESICS)
	Himantoglossum:		himantos = belt, glossum = tongue

Fig. 1:  Barlia metlesicsiana / Metlesics' Giant Orchid Teneriffa, Chio 11.2.1989

Fig. 2:  Barlia metlesicsiana / Metlesics' Giant Orchid Teneriffa, Chio 11.2.1989

Fig. 3:  Barlia metlesicsiana / Metlesics' Giant Orchid Teneriffa, Chio 17.2.1989

Fig. 4:  Barlia metlesicsiana / Metlesics' Giant Orchid Teneriffa, Chio 17.2.1989

Fig. 5:  Barlia metlesicsiana / Metlesics' Giant Orchid Teneriffa, Chio 17.2.1989

Fig. 6:  Barlia metlesicsiana / Metlesics' Giant Orchid Teneriffa, Chio 11.2.1989

Fig. 7:  Barlia metlesicsiana / Metlesics' Giant Orchid Teneriffa, Santiago del Teide 28.12.1997

   

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Orchids

Orchids acc. to scientific Names

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