''Anacamptis'' is a

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s in the orchid

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(

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); it is often abbreviated as Ant in

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. This genus was established by

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in 1817; the

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is the pyramidal orchid (''A. pyramidalis'') and it nowadays contains about one-third of the

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placed in the " wastebin genus" ''

Orchis ''Orchis'' is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Maghreb, Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. The name is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις ''orchis'', meaning "testicl ...

'' before this was split up at the end of the 20th century,Bateman & Hollingsworth (2004) among them many that are of

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origin. The genus'

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is derived from the Greek word ''anakamptein'', meaning "to bend backwards". These terrestrial orchids occur on

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deposits, or on

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s in

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, from the

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region to

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Systematics

Except the pyramidal orchid (''A. pyramidalis''), all species of ''Anacamptis'' seem to form a

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around the green-veined orchid (''A. morio''). They have a

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number of 32 or 36. A useful character for distinguishing ''Anacamptis'' from ''

'' – where the green-veined orchid clade was formerly included – is the basal fusion of the three

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s in ''Anacamptis''.Bateman ''et al.'' (2003), Bateman & Hollingsworth (2004) The few bigeneric

s are typically between closely related genera, in particular ''

Serapias ''Serapias'' is a genus of terrestrial orchids that can be found all over southern Europe to Asia Minor. The genus was named after Serapis Serapis or Sarapis is a Egyptian Greeks, Graeco-Egyptian god. A Religious syncretism, syncretic deity d ...

''. Hybrids between the pyramidal orchid and the

early purple orchid ''Orchis mascula'', the early-purple orchid, early spring orchis, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Description ''Orchis mascula'' is a perennial herbaceous plant with stems up to high, green at the base and ...

(''Orchis mascula''), found in

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( UK) in 1997, proved short-lived because of the highly divergent

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lineages of the parents.

Species

, the

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accepts 11 species, two with subspecies: *'' Anacamptis boryi'' (Rchb.f.) R.M.Bateman (S Greece, Crete) *'' Anacamptis collina'' (Banks & Sol. ex Russell) R.M.Bateman (Mediterranean to S Turkmenistan) *'' Anacamptis coriophora'' (L.) R.M.Bateman (Europe, Mediterranean to W Asia) *'' Anacamptis cyrenaica'' (E.A.Durand & Barratte) H.Kretzschmar *'' Anacamptis israelitica'' (H.Baumann & Dafni) R.M.Bateman (N. Israel, Palestine) *'' Anacamptis laxiflora'' (Lam.) R.M.Bateman – loose-flowered orchid, lax-flowered orchid, Jersey orchid (WC Europe, Mediterranean to C Asia) *'' Anacamptis morio'' (L.) R.M.Bateman – green-winged orchid, green-veined orchid **''Anacamptis morio'' subsp. ''caucasica'' (K.Koch) H.Kretzschmar **''Anacamptis morio'' subsp. ''champagneuxii'' (Barnéoud) H.Kretzschmar (W Mediterranean) ** ''Anacamptis morio'' subsp. ''longicornu'' (Poir.) H.Kretzschmar (W & C Mediterranean) **''Anacamptis morio'' subsp. ''morio'' **''Anacamptis morio'' subsp. ''picta'' (Loisel.) Jacquet & Scappat. ** ''Anacamptis morio'' subsp. ''syriaca'' (E.G.Camus) H.Kretzschmar *'' Anacamptis palustris'' (Jacq.) R.M.Bateman(Europe, Mediterranean to C Asia) **''Anacamptis palustris'' subsp. ''elegans'' (Heuff.) R.M.Bateman (Europe to C Asia) **''Anacamptis palustris'' subsp. ''palustris'' (WC Europe, Mediterranean to Iran) **''Anacamptis palustris'' subsp. ''robusta'' (T.Stephenson) R.M.Bateman (W Morocco) *''

Anacamptis papilionacea ''Anacamptis papilionacea'', (formerly ''Orchis papilionacea''), commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Distribution and habitat The species is found in Southern Europe an ...

'' (L.) R.M.Bateman – butterfly orchid (Mediterranean to Iran) *'' Anacamptis pyramidalis'' (L.) Rich. – pyramidal orchid *'' Anacamptis sancta'' (L.) R.M.Bateman (E Mediterranean to Caucasus)

Selected nothospecies

* ''Anacamptis'' × ''timbali'' nothosubsp. ''albuferensis'' (''A. coriophora'' × ''A. palustris'' subsp. ''robusta'') (Mallorca) * ''Anacamptis'' × ''gennarii'' nothosubsp. ''bornemanniae'' (''A. morio'' subsp. ''longicornu'' × ''A. papilionacea'') (N Africa, Sardinia) * ''Anacamptis'' × ''duquesnei'' (''A. palustris'' × ''A. pyramidalis'') (France) * ''Anacamptis'' × ''feinbruniae'' (''A. israelitica'' × ''A. papilionacea'') * ''Anacamptis'' × ''gennarii'' (''A. morio'' × ''A. papilionacea'') (W Mediterranean) * ''Anacamptis'' × ''laniccae'' (''A. morio'' × ''A. pyramidalis'') (Switzerland, France, Italy) * ''Anacamptis'' × ''lesbiensis'' (''A. pyramidalis'' × ''A. sancta'') (E Aegean Islands) * ''Anacamptis'' × ''simorrensis'' (''A. coriophora'' × ''A. pyramidalis'') (France, Italy, Greece) * ''Anacamptis'' × ''van-lookenii'' (''A. papilionacea'' × ''A. pyramidalis'') (France)

Intergeneric hybrids

* '' × Anacamptiplatanthera'' (''Anacamptis'' × ''

Platanthera The genus ''Platanthera'' belongs to the subfamily Orchidoideae of the family Orchidaceae, and comprises about 150 species of orchids. The members of this genus, known as the butterfly orchids or fringed orchids, were previously included in the ...

'') – accepted name * ''× Anacamptorchis'' (''Anacamptis'' × ''

'') –

unplaced name In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century. The ter ...

* '' × Dactylocamptis'' (''Anacamptis'' × ''

Dactylorhiza ''Dactylorhiza'' is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Its species are commonly called marsh orchids or spotted orchids. ''Dactylorhiza'' were previously classified under ''Orchis'', which has two round tubers. Descrip ...

'') – accepted name * '' × Gymnanacamptis'' (''Anacamptis'' × '' Gymnadenia'') – accepted name * ''× Ophramptis'' (''Anacamptis'' × ''

Ophrys The genus ''Ophrys'' is a large group of orchids from the alliance Orchis in the subtribe Orchidinae. They are widespread across much of Europe, North Africa, Caucasus, the Canary Islands, and the Middle East as far east as Turkmenistan. These ...

'') – unplaced name * '' × Serapicamptis'' (''Anacamptis'' × ''

'') – accepted name

References

Notes

* (2004): Morphological and molecular investigation of the parentage and maternity of ''A. × albuferensis'' (''A. robusta'' × ''A. fragrans''), a new hybrid from Mallorca, Spain. ''

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'' 53(1): 43–54
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* (2003): Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae). '' Bot. J. Linn. Soc.'' 142(1): 1–40. PDF fulltext

External links

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Kew Scientist, issue 12, October 1997
{{Authority control Orchideae genera Flora of Central Asia