Platanthera kuenkelei H.Baumann 1981

Plant and Flower in situ Algeria

TYPE Photos by © H Baumann and The Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Jany Renz Herbaria Website

Part shade Cool Spring Summer

Common Name Kuenkel's Platanthera [German Orchid Enthusiast 1900's]

Flower Size

Found in Sardinia, Algeria, Tunisia in oak woodlands to 1300 meters as a medium to large sized [in bloom], cool growing terrestrial with a whorl of basal ovate, obtuse leaves that blooms in the spring and summer on an erect, 18 to 36" [45 to 90 cm] long, laxly many flowered inflorescence

Synonyms Platanthera bifolia subsp. kuenkelei (H.Baumann) Kreutz 2004; Platanthera bifolia var. kuenkelei (H.Baumann) P.Delforge 2000; Platanthera kuenkelei subsp. atropatanica (B.Baumann, H.Baumann, R.Lorenz & Ruedi Peter) R.Lorenz, Akhalk., H.Baumann, Cortis, Cogoni & Scrugli 2012;

Platanthera kuenkelei var. sardoa R.Lorenz, Akhalk., H.Baumann, Cortis, Cogoni & Scrugli 2012

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI

*Mitt. Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 13: 120 H Bauman 1981

Naturalistes Belges 81: 398 P Delforge 2000 as bifolia var. kuenkelei

Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 40 pg 2492 - 2564 Brieger 2000; Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 133 Kreutz 2004 as P bifolia subsp kuenkelei

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East Delforge 2005 photo good

J. Eur. Orch. 44: 20 R.Lorenz, Akhalk., H.Baumann, Cortis, Cogoni & Scrugli 2012 as P kuenkelei subsp. atropatanica

J. Eur. Orch. 44: 20 R.Lorenz, Akhalk., H.Baumann, Cortis, Cogoni & Scrugli 2012 as P kuenkelei var. sardoa

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