Neotinea tridentata, the three-toothed orchid, is a species of orchid found in southern Europe from Spain to Turkey; northwards to the Crimea, Poland and Germany.[1] This orchid favours grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis.[2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Neotinea |
| Species: | N. tridentata
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| Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
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Taxonomy
editThe 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).[4] The specific epithet tridentata is Latin for three-toothed, a reference to the three main lobes of the labellum.[1] This species was formerly placed in the genus Orchis as O. tridentata. Orchis comes from the Greek for testicle, a reference to the shape of some species' tuberous roots.
References
edit- ^ a b Delforge, Pierre (2005). Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East (3rd ed.). London: A&C Black. p. 640. ISBN 0-7136-7525-X.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Life. "Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase - Encyclopedia of Life". Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland (2004). "Orchis tridentata". ORCHIDS OF EUROPE WEB SITE. Archived from the original on 2009-03-05. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ Plant Lives - Plant Biographies
External links
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Media related to Neotinea tridentata at Wikimedia Commons- J. Claessens, J. Kleynen: European orchids - Valgus hemipterus pollinator of Neotinea tridentata (Orchis tridentata)
