Gymnadenia nigra
Table of Contents
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID64403d7512ba8309745891 |
| Scientific name | Gymnadenia nigra |
| Authority | Rchb.f. |
| First published in | Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 321 (1856) |
Description Top
Suggest a correction or write a new one!
The flowers are small and fragrant, and the sepals and petals are dark brown or black. The lip of the flower is white with a yellow center. The plant blooms in the summer and is pollinated by bees, flies, and other insects.
Gymnadenia nigra, also known as the black vanilla orchid, is a species of orchid found in the major mountain ranges of Europe. It is the provincial flower of Jämtland, a historical province of Sweden, and is listed as an endangered species in some countries, including Italy. It has a maximum height of 25 cm and small, fragrant flowers with dark brown or black sepals and petals, and a white lip with a yellow center. The plant blooms in the summer and is pollinated by bees, flies, and other insects.
Gymnadenia nigra, also known as the black vanilla orchid, is a species of orchid found in the major mountain ranges of Europe. It is the provincial flower of Jämtland, a historical province of Sweden, and is listed as an endangered species in some countries, including Italy. It has a maximum height of 25 cm and small, fragrant flowers with dark brown or black sepals and petals, and a white lip with a yellow center. The plant blooms in the summer and is pollinated by bees, flies, and other insects.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Nigritella angustifolia | Rich. | De Orchid. Eur. : 34 (1817) |
| Nigritella brachystachya | A.Kern. | Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 15: 224 (1865) |
| Nigritella fragrans | Saut. ex Rchb. | Iconogr. Bot. Pl. Crit. 8: 1010 (1830) |
| Nigritella hybrida | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 647 (1866) |
| Nigritella megastachya | A.Kern. | Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 15: 222 (1865) |
| Nigritella nigra | Rchb.f. | Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 102 (1851) |
| Nigritella suaveolens | W.D.J.Koch | Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv. : 690 (1837) |
| Orchis atropurpurea | Tausch | Flora 14: 223 (1831) |
| Orchis moritziana | Brügger | Beitr. Kennt. Ung. Chur. : 58 (1874) |
| Orchis nigra | Scop. | Fl. Carniol. , ed. 2, 2: 200 (1772) |
| Orchis reichenbachii | Mutel | Fl. Franç. Herbor. 3: 245 (1836) |
| Satyrium nigrum | L. | Sp. Pl. : 944 (1753) |
| Sieberia nigra | Spreng. | Anleit. Kenntn. Gew. , ed. 2, 2(1): 282 (1817) |
| Nigritella angustifolia f. longibracteata | Beck | Ann. K. K. Naturhist. Hofmus. 5: 577 1890 |
| Nigritella nigra f. longibracteata | (Beck) Soó | Arch. Bot. (Leipzig) 23: 93 1928 |
| Gymnadenia nigra var. longibracteata | (Beck) Wettst. | Biblioth. Bot. 26: 92 1892 |
| Gymnigritella brachystachya | E.G.Camus | Monogr. Orchid. : 358 (1908) |
| Gymnigritella megastachya | E.G.Camus | Monogr. Orchid. : 359 (1908) |
| Habenaria nigra | (L.) R.Br. | Hortus Kew. 5: 192 (1813) |
| Gymnadenia nigra | Wettst. | Verh. K.K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 39: 83. 1889 ; et in Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. vii. (1889) 308 |
| Gymnigritella brachystachya | (A.Kern.) Camus | Monogr. Orchid. 358 1908 |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Spanish | orchis variegata |
| Spanish | orchis miniata crantz |
| Spanish | orchis miniata |
| Bulgarian | Обикновена чернушка |
| Catalan | nigritel·la negra |
| co | nigritella rhellicani |
| Czech | temnohlávek černý |
| German | schwarzes kohlröschen |
| French | nigritelle noire |
| French | nigritella rhellicani |
| French | orchis vanille |
| French | orchis vanillé |
| Upper Sorbian | Čorna smalnička |
| Italian | nigritella nera |
| lld | brunsins |
| Lithuanian | smulkiažiedė juodukė |
| Norwegian Bokmål | svartkurle |
| Dutch | zwarte vanilleorchis |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | svartkurle |
| no | svartkurle |
| Polish | ciemnogłów wąskolistny |
| Swedish | brunkulla |
| Swedish | brunyxne |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!
No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
-
Europe click to expand
-
Northern Europe
- Denmark
- Norway
- Sweden
-
Northern Europe
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000976637 |
| INPN | 100613 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:636563-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-93705 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 913743 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 254896 |
| IPNI | 636563-1 |
| iNaturalist | 324292 |
| GBIF | 2840590 |
| Freebase | /m/02vwm4m |
| EPPO | NGTNI |
| EOL | 1099331 |
| Wikipedia | Gymnadenia_nigra |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
If you wish to see all the related articles click here.
If you wish to see all the related articles click here.
Phytochemical Profile Top
Add a new one!
No natural compounds are linked yet. If you wish to help please use this tool.
Collections Top
| In private collections | 0 |
| In public collections | 0 |