Orchis simia
A species in the Orchidaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Orchis
- Species
- Orchis simia
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1779
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Orchis simia. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Orchis cercopithecaName author: Poir.
- Orchis linearisName author: Tourlet
- Orchis militarisName author: Sm.
- Orchis militaris subsp. simiaName author: (Lam.) Bonnier & Layens
- Orchis militaris var. laxifloraName author: Boiss.
- Orchis militaris var. simiaName author: (Lam.) Gaudin
- Orchis simia f. rotundilobusName author: Cortesi
- Orchis simia prol. brevidensName author: Rouy
- Orchis simia subsp. simiaName author: Not supplied
- Orchis simia subsp. taubertianaName author: (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Kreutz
- Orchis simia var. albaName author: St.-Lag.
- Orchis simia var. brevidensName author: Rouy
- Orchis simia var. cercopithecaName author: (Poir.) Georgi
- Orchis simia var. laxifloraName author: Boiss.
- Orchis smithiiName author: Sweet
- Orchis taubertianaName author: B.Baumann & H.Baumann
- Orchis tephrosanthos var. cercopithecaName author: (Poir.) Mérat
- Orchis zoophoraName author: Thuill.
- Strateuma militarisName author: Salisb.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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