Epipactis microphylla

Epipactis microphylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epipactis
Species:
E. microphylla
Binomial name
Epipactis microphylla
Synonyms
  • Serapias microphylla Ehrh. (Basionym)
  • Serapias latifolia var. parvifolia Pers.
  • Epipactis athensis Lej.
  • Serapias athensis (Lej.) Hocq.
  • Epipactis atrorubens Rostk. ex Spreng.
  • Epipactis intermedia Schur
  • Limodorum microphyllum (Ehrh.) Kuntze
  • Helleborine microphylla (Ehrh.) Schinz & Thell.
  • Amesia microphylla (Ehrh.) A. Nelson & J.F. Macbr.

Epipactis microphylla, the small-leaved helleborine, is a species of orchid. It is native to much of Europe and to Southwest Asia as far east as Iran though noticeably absent from the British Isles and from Scandinavia.[1] It has also been found in North Africa, in the Babor mountains in Little Kabylia, Algeria.[2]

References

  1. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Elleborine minore, Small Leaved Helleborine, Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Swartz Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  2. ^ A. F. Bougaham, K. Rebbas, E. Vela (November 2010). "Découverte d'Epipactis microphylla (Orchidaceae) au Djebel Babor (nord-est de l'Algérie), orchidée nouvelle pour l'Afrique du Nord" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea (in French). 30: 261–271.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

Further reading

  • "Gynostemium micromorphology and pollination in Epipactis microphylla (Orchidaceae)". Journal of Plant Research. 119: 431–437. 2006.


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