Gymnadenia corneliana

Gymnadenia corneliana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Gymnadenia
Species:	G. corneliana
Binomial name
Gymnadenia corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E. Klein
Synonyms
Nigritella nigra subsp. cornelianaBeauverd (basionym) Nigritella lithopolitanica subsp. corneliana(Beauverd) Teppner & E. Klein Nigritella corneliana(Beauverd) Gölz & H.R. Reinhard Nigritella corneliana subsp. bourneriasiiE. Breiner & R. Breiner Nigritella corneliana var. bourneriasii(E. Breiner & R. Breiner) E. Klein Gymnadenia corneliana var. vesubiana(G. Keller) G. Foelsche & W. Foelsche Gymnadenia corneliana var. bourneriasii(E. Breiner & R. Breiner) Pellic. Gymnadenia corneliana f. bourneriasii(E. Breiner & R. Breiner) P. Delforge Gymnadenia corneliana f. vesubiana(G. Keller) P. Delforge

Gymnadenia corneliana is a species of orchid with light-pink petals, found only in the Southwestern Alps in a small region near the France-Italy border. ^[1] It was first catalogued by Swiss botanist Gustave Beauverd. Some specimens of this orchid display slightly darker petals, although this is uncommon.^{[ citation needed ]} This flower, like many orchids in its genus, is said to emit a pleasant odor resembling that of vanilla. ^[2]

References

1. "Gymnadenia corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E.Klein | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
2. Hedrén, Mikael; Lorenz, Richard; Teppner, Herwig (March 2018). "Evolution and systematics of polyploid Nigritella (Orchidaceae)". Nordic Journal of Botany. 36 (3): 2–3. Bibcode:2018NorJB..36.1539H. doi: 10.1111/njb.01539 .