Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. [1] The name is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις orchis , meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids .

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红门兰属 （学名：Orchis）是兰科下的一个属，该属均为地生草本。 约80种（广义），分布于北温带、亚洲亚热带山地以及北非的温暖地区。 中国有28种，2变种，除南部炎热地区外，南北均产，尤以西南部高海拔山地为多。

意大利红门兰，拉丁学名叫“Orchis italica”，整朵花的造型就像一个戴着草帽的裸体男人。 因外观呈人形，英语里又称“Italian man orchid”，即“意大利男人兰”，或者“pyra-mid monkey orchid”，即“金字塔猴子兰”。 此外，它还有一个源自古希腊文的名字为“睾丸兰”。 意大利红门兰是地生 草本植物，植株高20-50厘米，基部具肉质的根状茎。 茎直立，圆柱形，靠近基部具1-3枚筒状鞘，鞘之上具叶，叶基生，1-5枚，稍肥厚，基部收狭成鞘抱茎，叶片具有鲜明的波浪纹，叶面有时长有 …

Orchis, genus of about 20 species of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to Eurasia and northern Africa. The tuberous roots of the early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) and several other species contain a nutritive starch.

Orchis spp. orchids：兰花. Ficedula xxx: 姬鹟. Japan sea stickleback: 三棘鱼. 这些正在分化着的物种现在长啥样呢？ 举个栗子，Japan sea stickleback

国际学术上，兰科的模式属：红门兰属 Orchis spp.（正如菊科的模式属是紫菀属，并非菊属）

2020年1月1日 · The virus-infected orchis plants exhibit leaf mosaic and growth reduction symptoms. The virus is transmitted by aphid vectors in a non-persistent manner, and also by mechanical sap-inoculation to a large number of hosts.

Orchids are one of the richest and more diffused families in the vegetable kingdom. The flower is formed by 3 sepals, one up and two on the sides down, 2 often very similar petals, and labellum in centre near the pollinodes column, two sacs full of pollen grains they entrust to the pronubes with incredible tricks © G. Mazza.

The Convention bans commercial international trade for a small number of species listed on CITES Appendix I, notably the ornamental lady slipper orchids (e.g., Paphiopedilum spp.). Domestic regulations on orchid harvest are also very common, and in many countries wild harvest is banned or restricted (e.g., Lao PDR, Mexico, Myanmar, Thailand ...