Gymnadenia nigra

Vernacular names

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Orchideae • Subtribus: Orchidinae • Genus: Gymnadenia • Species: Gymnadenia nigra (L.) Rchb.f. (1856)

Synonyms

Basionym Satyrium nigrum L., Sp. Pl.: 944 (1753) Homotypic synonyms Orchis nigra (L.) Scop., Fl. Carniol., ed. 2, 2: 200 (1772) Habenaria nigra (L.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 192 (1813) Sieberia nigra (L.) Spreng., Anleit. Kenntn. Gew., ed. 2, 2(1): 282 (1817) Nigritella nigra (L.) Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 24: 102 (1908) Heterotypic synonyms Orchis variegata Schrank, Baier. Fl. 1: 241 (1789) Orchis nigra var. flore-rosea DC. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck & A.P.de Candolle, Fl. Franç., ed. 3, 5: 331 (1815), contrary to Art. 23.6. (ICN, 2012) Nigritella angustifolia Rich., De Orchid. Eur.: 34 (1817) Nigritella fragrans Saut. ex Rchb., Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 8: 1010 (1830) Orchis atropurpurea Tausch, Flora 14: 223 (1831) Orchis reichenbachii Mutel, Fl. Franç. Herbor. 3: 245 (1836) Nigritella suaveolens W.D.J.Koch, Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 690 (1837) Nigritella suaveolens var. nigroconopsea Rchb.f. in H.G.L.Reichenbach, Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 104 (1851) Nigritella brachystachya A.Kern., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 15: 224 (1865) Nigritella megastachya A.Kern., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 15: 222 (1865) Nigritella hybrida Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 647 (1866) Orchis moritziana Brügger, Beitr. Kennt. Ung. Chur.: 58 (1874) Nigritella angustifolia f. longibracteata Beck, Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 5: 577 (1890) Gymnadenia nigra var. longibracteata (Beck) Wettst., Biblioth. Bot. 26: 92 (1892) × Gymnigritella brachystachya (A.Kern.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus, P.Bergon & A.A.Camus, Monogr. Orchid.: 358 (1908) × Gymnigritella megastachya (A.Kern.) E.G.Camus in E.G.Camus, P.Bergon & A.A.Camus, Monogr. Orchid.: 359 (1908) Nigritella nigra f. longibracteata (Beck) Soó, Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 23: 93 (1928)

Natural habitats

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  Nigritella nigra
  Norway - Rongadalen

Images of the whole plant

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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. nigra
  Sweden
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. nigra
  Sweden
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  Nigritella nigra
  Norway - Rongadalen

Flowers

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  Nigritella nigra
  Norway - Rongadalen
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  A l'Alzina d'Alinyà (Alt Urgell - Catalunya)
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  Al Coll de Pradell (La Coma i la Pedra) (Solsonès-Catalunya)

Botanical illustrations

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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella angustifolia)
  plate 1643 in:
  The Botanical Cabinet
  Conrad Loddiges & Son
  London (1817-1833)
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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella nigra)
  plate 444 in vol. 4:
  Anton Hartinger:
  Atlas der Alpenflora
  (Orchidaceae),
  (1882)
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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella angustifolia)
  plate 147 A in:
  Otto Wilhelm Thomé:
  Flora von Deutschland, Österreich u.d. Schweiz
  (Orchidaceae),
  Gera (1885)
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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella suaveolens)
  plate 147 B in:
  Otto Wilhelm Thomé:
  Flora von Deutschland, Österreich u.d. Schweiz
  (Orchidaceae),
  Gera (1885)
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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella angustifolia)
  plate 31 in:
  Henry Correvon:
  Album des orchidées de l'Europe centrale et septentrionale
  Genève (1899)
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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella suaveolens)
  plate 32 in:
  Henry Correvon:
  Album des orchidées de l'Europe centrale et septentrionale
  Genève (1899)
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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella angustifolia)
  Tafel 39 in:
  Walter Müller:
  Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden Gebieten vorkommenden Grundformen der Orchideenarten
  Berlin (1904)

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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella suaveolens)
  Tafel 40 in:
  Walter Müller:
  Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden Gebieten vorkommenden Grundformen der Orchideenarten
  Berlin (1904)

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  Gymnadenia nigra
  (as syn.
  Nigritella nigra)
  plate 407 in:
  C.A.M Lindman:
  Bilder ur Nordens Flora
  (Orchidaceae)
  (1917-1927)

Subspecies - Varietas - Forma

Nigritella nigra subsp. austriaca Teppner & E. Klein (1990)

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  probably
  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. austriaca
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. austriaca
  plant
  Italy - Dolomites
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. austriaca

Nigritella nigra subsp. rhellicani (Teppner & E. Klein) H. Baumann, Künkele & R. Lorenz (2004)

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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  plant
  Italy - Sarntaler Alpen
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  plant
  Germany - Allgäuer Alpen
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  plant
  Switzerland - Schynige Platte
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  flower head
  Austria - Tannheimer Berge
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  flower head
  Switzerland - Wallis, Riffelberg
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  flower head
  Switzerland - Wallis, Moosalp
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  flower head
  Switzerland - Wallis, Moosalp
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  Nigritella nigra
  subsp. rhellicani
  Switzerland - Lötschental

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Europe Northern Europe Norway, Sweden. Middle Europe Austria, Germany, Switzerland. Southwestern Europe France, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Gymnadenia nigra.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Gymnadenia nigra