Anacamptis papilionacea

Anacamptis papilionacea (formerly Orchis papilionacea) is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid.

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Anacamptis papilionacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Anacamptis
Species:	A. papilionacea
Binomial name
Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Synonyms
Orchis papilionacea L. (1759) (basionym) Vermeulenia papilionacea (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve (1972) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. bruhnsiana (Gruner) Szlach. (2001) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. grandiflora (Boiss.) Szlach. (2001) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. heroica (E.D.Clarke) Szlach. (2001)

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