Himantoglossum is a genus of orchids native to the Canary Islands, Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa. Its members generally have a labellum which is divided into three parts, of which the middle part is the longest.
The genera Comperia and Barlia are now included in Himantoglossum.
Species
, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes the following species:
- Himantoglossum adriaticum <small>H.Baumann</small> - Italy, Austria, Czech Republic
- Himantoglossum calcaratum <small>(Beck) Schltr.</small> - Greece, Bulgaria, European Turkey, former Yugoslavia
- Himantoglossum caprinum <small>(M.Bieb.) Spreng.</small>
- Himantoglossum caprinum subsp. caprinum - Crimea, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, Israel
- Himantoglossum comperianum <small>(Steven) P.Delforge</small> (syn. Comperia comperianum) - Crimea, Greek Islands, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel
- Himantoglossum formosum <small>(Steven) K.Koch</small> - Caucasus, Iran
- Himantoglossum galilaeum <small>Shifman</small> - Israel
- Himantoglossum hircinum <small>(L.) Spreng.</small> - Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Morocco
- Himantoglossum jankae <small>Somlyay, Kreutz & ÃÂvári</small> -Balkans, Greek islands, Turkey, Hungary, Slovakia
- Himantoglossum jankae subsp. rumelicum (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) J.Ponert - Czech Republic, former Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey
- Himantoglossum metlesicsianum <small>(W.P.Teschner) P.Delforge</small> (syn. Barlia metlesicsiana) - Canary Islands
- Himantoglossum montis-tauri <small>Kreutz & W.Lüders</small> - Turkey, Greek Islands?
- Himantoglossum robertianum <small>(Loisel.) P.Delforge</small> (syn. Barlia robertianum) - Mediterranean from Portugal and Morocco east to Turkey
- Himantoglossum ÃÂ samariense <small>C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis</small> - Crete
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