ANACAMPTIS CORIOPHORA

This member of the Orchidaceae family was given this name by Richard M. Bateman, Alec M. Pridgeon and Mark Wayne Chasein 1997. It is found in Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, East Aegean Island, East European Russia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon, Syria, Libya, Morocco, North Caucasus, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and Yugoslavia. It is growing in poor grassland in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The bulbs will grow to two or three centimetres, the plant up to 15 centimetres, even 60 with the inflorescence, bearing the white to light pink and brownish red or maroon flowers which have an unpleasant smell. Greek word anakamptein, meaning 'to bend backwards'. The species name 'leather' and 'leaves'. Anacamptis coriophora f. alba, F.M.Vázquez Anacamptis coriophora var. carpetana, Kreutz Anacamptis coriophora subsp. carpetana, Bernardos Anacamptis coriophora subsp. fragrans, R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase Anacamptis coriophora var. martrinii, Kreutz Anacamptis coriophora subsp. martrinii, Jacquet & Scappat. Anacamptis coriophora f. virescens, F.M.Vázquez Anacamptis fragrans, R.M.Bateman Anteriorchis coriophora, E.Klein & Strack Anteriorchis coriophora var. carpetana, P.Delforge Anteriorchis coriophora subsp. fragrans, Jacquet Anteriorchis coriophora var. martrinii, P.Delforge Anteriorchis coriophora subsp. martrinii, Jacquet Anteriorchis fragrans, Szlach. Anteriorchis fragrans f. apricorum, P.Delforge Herorchis coriophora, D.Tyteca & E.Klein Herorchis coriophora subsp. fragrans, D.Tyteca & E.Klein Herorchis coriophora subsp. martrinii, D.Tyteca & E.Klein Orchidactyla carpetana, Borsos & Soó Orchis carpetana, Pau Orchis cassidea, M.Bieb. Orchis cimicina, Crantz Orchis coreosmus, St.-Lag. Orchis coriophora f. alba, E.G.Camus Orchis coriophora var. carpetana, Willk. Orchis coriophora var. subsancta, Balayer Orchis coriophora f. virescens, E.G.Camus Orchis fragrans, Pollini Orchis fragrans var. apricorum, Duffort Orchis martrinii, Timb.-Lagr. Orchis nervulosa, Sakalo Orchis polliniana, Spreng.