Limodorum Boehm., Defin. Gen. Pl.: 358 (1760).
Synonyms:
Limodoron St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 129 (1880), orth. var.
Ionorchis Beck, Fl. Nieder-Österreich 2(1): 215 (1890).
Jonorchis Beck, Fl. Nieder-Österreich 1: 215 (1890).
Lequeetia Bubani, Fl. Pyren. 4: 57 (1901).
Description:
Distribution:
Europe, Medit. to Caucasus.
Species:
| Limodorum abortivum (L.) Sw. | Europe, Medit. to Caucasus. |
| Limodorum abortivum var. abortivum | Europe, Medit. to Caucasus. |
| Limodorum trabutianum Batt. | Iberian Pen., Baleares, NW. Africa. |
World Checklist of Monocotyledons. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.kew.org/wcsp/monocots/ accessed 2/1/2010
Bibliography and References:
Bartolo G, Pulvirenti S. 1999 Limodorum rubriflorum (Orchidaceae): a new species from the Eastern Mediterranean area. Caesiana no. 12. 1-10 (1999)
Christenson EA. 1999 (1422) Proposal to conserve the name Dendrobium teres (Orchidaceae) against Limodorum subulatum. Taxon 48. (3): 587-588 (1999)
Dressler RL. 1990 The Neottieae in orchid classification. Lindleyana. 5. 102-9.
Wood J. 1993 Plant portraits: 230 and 231. Limodorum abortivum. Orchidaceae. Kew Mag. 10. (4): 161-166 (1993)
