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Nigritella dulnigiana  W.FOELSCHE
 

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Nigritella  RICH.
 

Authors:
   W.FOELSCHE:  Wolfram Foelsche (1933 - ), Austrian musician and botanist from Graz
   RICH.:  Louis Claude Marie Richard (1754 - 1821), French botanist
 

Etymology:
   Nigritella:   nigritia = the black
   dulnigiana:   Johann Dulnig (1802 - 1873), mine manager and brother-in-law of Archduke Johann
 

Nigritella dulnigiana is a red Nigritella that occurs sporadically in the Eastern Alps. A larger occurrence can be found on the west side of the Trenchtling in the 'Wildfeld' above Präbichl. Nigritella dulnigiana is a strong Nigritella with an elongated flower head. The form of its labellum is similar to that of Nigritella hygrophila which has dark red ("black") flowers. In the same biotope in the Western part of the Trenchtling also the delicate Nigritella sulzeri with its small, roundish, red flower head is occurring. Both have been described by FOELSCHE in Ber. Arbeitskrs. Heim. Orchid. 40 (2): 101 - 152 (2023, publ. 2024).

 

Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 1:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 2:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 3:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 4:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 5:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 6:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 7:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 8:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 9:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 10:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 11:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid (another site), A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 12:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid (another site)
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid (another site), A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 13:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid (another site)
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid, A  Trenchtling 6.7.2024
Fig. 14:  Nigritella dulnigiana / Dulnig's Vanilla Orchid
A Trenchtling 6.7.2024
   
 


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