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 ]

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 [link]:

Protected by law: Regulation 26 and Schedule III of LN311/2006. (Strictly protected endemic species)

Red List (1989) :

This species has a threatened status and is listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands

Flowering Time :

Feb-Mar

Colour of Flowers:

Pink or White

Habitat in Europe:

Species endemic to the Maltese islands, not found in the rest of Europe

Preferred habitat in Malta:

Garigue, scrub and sparse maquis, preferring calcareous soil.

Botanical Description:

Data will be available in the next update of this website.

Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):

Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) - Country codes

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)