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Himantoglossum
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Himantoglossum

Himantoglossum is a genus of orchids native to the Canary Islands, Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa. Its members generally have a labellum which is divided into three parts, of which the middle part is the longest.

The genera Comperia and Barlia are now included in Himantoglossum.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Barlia

subgenusBarlia

Himantoglossum

subgenusHimantoglossum

Comperia

subgenusComperia

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Himantoglossum in Florum et coronariarum historia

Florum et coronariarum historia

Rembert Dodoens · 1568 · p.213

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 81696.