Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery subsp. leptochila

Fateryga, Alexander V., Popovich, Anton V., Fateryga, Valentina V. & Averyanova, Elena A., 2018, New data on the genus Epipactis (Orchidaceae) in the North Caucasus with description of a new species, Phytotaxa 358 (3), pp. 278-288 : 282

Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery subsp. leptochila ( Fig. 3C )

Epipactis viridiflora var. leptochila Godfery (1919: 38) . ≡ Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery (1921b: 146–147) . ≡ Helleborine latifolia subvar. leptochila (Godfery) Graber (1923 publ. 1924: 192). ≡ Helleborine leptochila (Godfery) Druce in Howarth (1924 publ. 1925: 741). ≡ Helleborine latifolia subsp. leptochila (Godfery) Soó (1927: 35) . ≡ Epipactis muelleri var. leptochila (Godfery) Sell in Sell & Murrel (1996: 364). Lectotype (designated by Pedersen 2011):— GREAT BRITAIN. England: Surrey, Horsley near Guildford, 29 July 1918, Godfery s.n. (BM 000052597).

Specimens examined: — RUSSIA. Krasnodar Territory: Gelendzhik District, northern macroslope of Markotkh Range, Polikhronov Ravine, 44°41′45″N, 37°56′40″E, ca. 284 m, beech forest ( Fagus orientalis ), near stream, 9 July 2017, Popovich s.n. (MW).

Distribution: — Great Britain, France, Spain, Belgium, Luxemburg, Denmark, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Greece ( Govaerts et al. 2005 –2017, Delforge 2006), Georgia ( Akhalkatsi et al. 2003), Crimea ( Fateryga et al. 2015), and Krasnodar Territory of Russia (present record).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Epipactis spp. in Krasnodar Territory.A–B. E. krymmontana, Gelendzhik District, vicinity of khutor Dhzankhot, Mt Svyataya Nina. C. E. leptochila subsp. leptochila, Gelendzhik District, northern macroslope of Markotkh Range, Polikhronov Ravine (photo is not made on the original site). D–E. E. leptochila subsp. neglecta, Sochi District, left bank of riv. Khosta. F–G. E. muelleri, Novorossiysk District, Abrau Peninsula, Sed’maya Ravine. H–I. E. persica, Gelendzhik District, northern macroslope of Markotkh Range, Polikhronov Ravine. Photos by A.V. Popovich (A–C, F–I) and E.A. Averyanova (D–E).