Neotinea tridentata

Three-toothed orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Neotinea
Species:	N. tridentata
Binomial name
Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Synonyms
Orchis tridentataScop.

Neotinea tridentata, the three-toothed orchid, is a species of orchid found in southern Europe from Spain to Turkey; northwards to the Crimea, Poland and Germany. ^[1] This orchid favours grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis. ^{[2] [3]}

Taxonomy

The genus Neotinea is named after an Italian botanist, Vincenzo Tineo (1791-1856), who was Director of Palermo botanical garden and later the Chancellor of Palermo University. His published works include 'Plantarum rariorum Sicilae' (1817) and 'Catalogus plantarum horti' (1827). ^[4] The specific epithet tridentata is Latin for three-toothed, a reference to the three main lobes of the labellum. ^[1] This species was formerly placed in the genus Orchis as O. tridentata. Orchis comes from the Greek for testicle, a reference to the shape of some species' tuberous roots.

References

1. Delforge, Pierre (2005). Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (3rd ed.). London: A&C Black. p. 640. ISBN   0-7136-7525-X.
2. Encyclopedia of Life. "Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase - Encyclopedia of Life" . Retrieved 2009-09-24.
3. National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland (2004). "Orchis tridentata". ORCHIDS OF EUROPE WEB SITE. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
4. Plant Lives - Plant Biographies

External links

• Media related to Neotinea tridentata at Wikimedia Commons
• J. Claessens, J. Kleynen: European orchids - Valgus hemipterus pollinator of Neotinea tridentata (Orchis tridentata)