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Orchis anthropophora (formerly Aceras anthropophorum), the man orchid,[2] is a European species of orchid whose flowers resemble a human figure. The head is formed by the petals and sepals, and the suspended torso and limbs by the lobes of the labellum. It usually grows in calcareous grassland.

Orchis anthropophora
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Orchis
Species:	O. anthropophora
Binomial name
Orchis anthropophora (L.) All.
Synonyms[1]
Ophrys anthropophora L. Aceras anthropophorum (L.) R.Br. Arachnites anthropophora (L.) F.W.Schmidt Satyrium anthropophorum (L.) Pers. Loroglossum anthropophorum (L.) Rich. Himantoglossum anthropophorum (L.) Spreng. Serapias anthropophora (L.) Jundz.

Description

The man orchid is a herbaceous perennial, growing to a height of 20 to 40 cm (7.9 to 16 in). A basal rosette of 5 cm (2.0 in) lanceolate leaves develops from a tuber 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter, and between April and June a central flower spike is produced bearing up to fifty small, stemless flowers – the flowers vary from greenish, with a yellow-green labellum, to green, streaked and marked with purple.

Habitat

Orchis anthropophora favours moderately sunny meadows on well-drained, often calcareous soil. It is to be found around the Mediterranean area, and in central and western Europe as far north as southern England. It also grows in alpine areas, but not at high altitude.

It is native to Great Britain, central Europe (Austria, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland), southwestern Europe (the Balearic Islands, Corsica, France, Portugal, Sardinia, and Spain), southeastern Europe (Albania, Greece, Italy, Crete, Sicily, and countries of the former Yugoslavia), northern Africa (Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia), and western Asia (Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey).[1]

See also

• Naked man orchid

References

External links

• Media related to Orchis anthropophora at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Orchis anthropophora at Wikispecies

На других языках

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- [en] Orchis anthropophora

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[es] Orchis anthropophora

Orquídea hombre (Orchis anthropophora) es una orquídea de hábito terrestre que se distribuye por Europa desde Gran Bretaña hasta el Norte de África. Tradicionalmente esta especie se incluía en un género independiente, Aceras, debido a la ausencia de espolón en la flor. No obstante esa diferencia en la morfología, los más recientes trabajos publicados sobre biología molecular en orquídeas europeas lo integran dentro de Orchis.[1][2]

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[ru] Ятрышник человеконосный

Ятры́шник человеконо́сный[2], или а́церас фигу́рный[3], или ацерас человеконо́сный[4] (лат. Orchis anthropophora) — европейский вид многолетних травянистых клубневых растений из рода ятрышников семейства орхидных (Orchidaceae).

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