Orchis × sezikiana

Orchis × sezikiana

Orchis × sezikiana is a naturally occuring hybrid taxon that is found in the Eastern Mediterranean. This Orchis was first described by Baumann and Baumann from Lydia, Anatolia in 1991 and was named in honour of the contemporary botanist, E. Sezik.
Orchis × sezikiana (Orchidaceae) Kroustas, Crete. Mar 29, 2023 Geotagged,Greece,Orchis × sezikiana,Spring

Naming

The exact status of O. sezikiana is a matter of wide disagreement amongst botanists and the only area of general acceptance is that this is a heterogeneous orchid resulting from hybridization between O. quadripunctata and O. anatolica, O. sitiaca or O. troodi, depending on the region in which it is found.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusOrchis
SpeciesOrchis × sezikiana
Photographed in
Greece