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Gymnadenia corneliana

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Gymnadenia corneliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Gymnadenia
Species:
G. corneliana
Binomial name
Gymnadenia corneliana
Synonyms
  • Nigritella nigra subsp. corneliana Beauverd (basionym)
  • Nigritella lithopolitanica subsp. corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E. Klein
  • Nigritella corneliana (Beauverd) Gölz & H.R. Reinhard
  • Nigritella corneliana subsp. bourneriasii E. 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

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  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. doi:10.1111/njb.01539. Retrieved 6 May 2021.