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Chamorchis

Chamorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Chamorchis alpina, known as the alpine dwarf orchid, false orchid or false musk orchid, and found in subarctic and subalpine parts of Europe: Scandinavia, the Alps, the Carpathians, northern European Russia.

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Chamorchis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Chamorchis
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Species:
C. alpina
Binomial name
Chamorchis alpina
(L.) Rich
Synonyms1
  • Chamaerepes Spreng
  • Ophrys alpina L.
  • Orchis alpina (L.) Scop.
  • Epipactis alpina (L.) Schrank
  • Arachnites alpinus (L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Satyrium alpinum (L.) Pers.
  • Chamaerepes alpina (L.) Spreng
  • Herminium alpinum (L.) Sweet
  • Herminium alpinum (L.) Lindl.
  • Aceras alpinum (L.) Steud.
  • Orchis graminea Crantz

Chamorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Chamorchis alpina, known as the alpine dwarf orchid,2 false orchid3 or false musk orchid, and found in subarctic and subalpine parts of Europe: Scandinavia, the Alps, the Carpathians, northern European Russia.14

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References

References

  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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