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Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. urvilleana
(Maltese Pyramidal Orchid) |
Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. urvilleana (ORCHIDACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. urvilleana(Sommier & Caruana Gatto) Landwehr |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
Anacamptis urvilleana Sommier & Caruana Gatto Synonym that was used for long in Malta:
Anacamptis urvilleana
Sommier & Caruana Gatto Full list of synonyms :
[Euro+Med]
[PlantList]
[IPNI]
[POWO]
[Catalogue of Life]
[Worldplants.de]
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Plant Family : |
Orchidaceae
Juss. (The Orchid Family)
41 species from the Orchidaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Maltese Pyramidal Orchid |
Maltese name(s) : |
Orkida piramidali ta' Malta |
Status for Malta : |
Endemic. Occurs only on the Maltese islands |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: GEOPHYTE ( bearing underground bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, etc. )
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Protected by law: Regulation 26 and Schedule III of [S.L. 549.44] (Strictly protected endemic species) |
Red List (1989) : |
Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.) |
Flowering Time : |
February – March |
Colour of Flowers: |
Pink or White |
Name Derivation : |
Anacamptis: "From the Greek ""anakamptein"" which means to curve or bend behind or backwards, referring to the backwards bent bracts located at the base of the labellum". (Greek origin )
pyramidalis subsp. urvilleana:
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Description, Habitat and Distribution | |
Habitat in Europe: |
Species endemic to the Maltese Islands, not found in the rest of Europe | |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Garigue, open maquis, steppe with grasses, usually in exposed and undisturbed areas | |
Botanical Description: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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Ag Al Au Be Bl Br Bt Bu Co Cr Cy Cz Da Ga Ge Gr Hb He Ho Hs Hu IJ It Ju LS Lu Ma Po Rf(CS) Rm Sa Si Su Tcs Tn Tu(A E) Uk(K U) |
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Atlas Flora Europaea
GBIF Distribution map
