Neotinea

Neotinea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to much of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and the islands of the eastern Atlantic, from the Canaries, Madeira and Ireland east to Iran and Western Siberia.[1][2]

Neotinea
Neotinea lactea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Neotinea
Rchb.f.
Synonyms[1]
  • Tinea Biv., illegitimate
  • Odontorchis D.Tyteca & E.Klein

Taxonomy

The genus Neotinea is named after an Italian botanist, Vincenzo Tineo (1791-1856), who was Director of Palermo botanical garden and later the Chancellor of Palermo University. His published works include 'Plantarum rariorum Sicilae' (1817) and 'Catalogus plantarum horti' (1827)[3]

Species

As of June 2014, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families accepts five species including one of hybrid origin:[1]

  • Neotinea × dietrichiana (Bogenh.) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr. (N. tridentata × N. ustulata)
  • Neotinea lactea (Poir.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase (syn. Orchis lactea)
  • Neotinea maculata (Desf.) Stearn
  • Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase (syn. Orchis tridentata)
  • Neotinea ustulata (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase (syn. Orchis ustulata)

See also
  • List of Orchidaceae genera
  • Italian Group for Research on Wild Orchid

References
  1. "Search for Neotinea", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2014-06-11
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Neotinea
  3. Plant Lives - Plant Biographies
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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