Orchis
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For other uses, see Orchis (mythology).
Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang.[1] The name is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις orchis, meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.[2]
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Orchis | |
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Orchis italica | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
Genus: | Orchis Tourn. ex L. 1753 |
Type species | |
Orchis militaris L. Sp. Pl.: 943, 1753 | |
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