Gymnadenia rhellicani
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnadenia |
| Species: | G. rhellicani
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| Gymnadenia rhellicani (Teppner & E. Klein) Teppner & E. Klein
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Gymnadenia rhellicani (common name: dark vanilla orchid[2] or black vanilla orchid[3][4]) is a European species of orchid.
Description
Gymnadenia rhellicani grows 5–22 centimetres (2.0–8.7 in) high, with a dense, globose to cylindrical inflorescence of red-brown to chocolate-brown flowers with a chocolate-like aroma.[5] Some plants, especially in the south of the species' range have noticeably paler flowers.[5]
Distribution
Gymnadenia rhellicani grows in the Alps and Carpathians at elevations of 1,000–2,800 metres (3,300–9,200 ft).[1]
Taxonomy
The species was described as a distinct species in 1990 by Herwig Teppner and Erich Klein, who noted that it was
: 222References
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- ^ Perry, Julian (2014). Walking in Bulgaria's National Parks. Kendal, UK: Cicerone. p. 188.
- ^ "Nigritella rhellicani (Black Vanilla Orchid)". The Alpine Flora of Zermatt, Switzerland. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ "Gymnadenia rhellicani – Black Vanilla Orchid". First Nature. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
- ^ Phyton. 31 (1). Horn, Austria: 5–26.
- ^ "Nigritella rhellicani". albiflora.eu. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
- ^ Ludwig, Walther (1983). "Die 'Stockhornias' Des Joannes Rhellicanus". Humanistica Lovaniensia (in German). 32. Leuven University Press: 218–24.
External links
Media related to Gymnadenia rhellicani at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Gymnadenia rhellicani at Wikispecies
