Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified Taxa
Montenegro, with approximately 3600 vascular plant taxa, represents one of the floristic diversity centers of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean region. According to our current knowledge, about 80 to 100 orchids, including species, subspecies, and hybrids, occur in this country. To refine t...
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| author | Boris Đoka Radak Jovan Milan Peškanov Bojana Slavenko Bokić Goran Timča Anačkov |
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| description | Montenegro, with approximately 3600 vascular plant taxa, represents one of the floristic diversity centers of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean region. According to our current knowledge, about 80 to 100 orchids, including species, subspecies, and hybrids, occur in this country. To refine the understanding of orchid diversity in Montenegro, extensive fieldwork and herbarium revisions were conducted. As a result, ten new orchid taxa were recorded in Montenegro for the first time. These include <i>Epipactis helleborine</i> subsp. <i>distans</i>, <i>E. leptochila</i> subsp. <i>neglecta</i>, <i>Gymnadenia densiflora</i>, <i>Neotinea ustulata</i> var. <i>aestivalis</i>, <i>Ophrys archipelagi</i>, <i>O. grammica,</i> and <i>Pseudorchis albida</i> subsp. <i>tricuspis</i>. In addition, one intergeneric hybrid, ×<i>Serapicamptis rousii</i>, and two intrageneric, <i>Anacamptis</i> ×<i>nicodemi</i> and <i>A</i>. ×<i>olida</i>, were found. Distribution data, ecological preferences, and population sizes for newly registered taxa in Montenegro have been given. This study underscores the great potential of the flora of Montenegro for discoveries in the orchid world. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9f4276909db45da8ddd1cd3258fc8d32025-08-20T02:33:52ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182025-05-0117533710.3390/d17050337Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified TaxaBoris Đoka Radak0Jovan Milan Peškanov1Bojana Slavenko Bokić2Goran Timča Anačkov3Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaDepartment of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 2, 21000 Novi Sad, SerbiaMontenegro, with approximately 3600 vascular plant taxa, represents one of the floristic diversity centers of the Balkan Peninsula and the Mediterranean region. According to our current knowledge, about 80 to 100 orchids, including species, subspecies, and hybrids, occur in this country. To refine the understanding of orchid diversity in Montenegro, extensive fieldwork and herbarium revisions were conducted. As a result, ten new orchid taxa were recorded in Montenegro for the first time. These include <i>Epipactis helleborine</i> subsp. <i>distans</i>, <i>E. leptochila</i> subsp. <i>neglecta</i>, <i>Gymnadenia densiflora</i>, <i>Neotinea ustulata</i> var. <i>aestivalis</i>, <i>Ophrys archipelagi</i>, <i>O. grammica,</i> and <i>Pseudorchis albida</i> subsp. <i>tricuspis</i>. In addition, one intergeneric hybrid, ×<i>Serapicamptis rousii</i>, and two intrageneric, <i>Anacamptis</i> ×<i>nicodemi</i> and <i>A</i>. ×<i>olida</i>, were found. Distribution data, ecological preferences, and population sizes for newly registered taxa in Montenegro have been given. This study underscores the great potential of the flora of Montenegro for discoveries in the orchid world.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/5/337Balkan Peninsula<i>Epipactis</i><i>Gymnadenia</i>hybrids<i>Neotinea</i>Ophrys |
| spellingShingle | Boris Đoka Radak Jovan Milan Peškanov Bojana Slavenko Bokić Goran Timča Anačkov Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified Taxa Diversity Balkan Peninsula <i>Epipactis</i> <i>Gymnadenia</i> hybrids <i>Neotinea</i> Ophrys |
| title | Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified Taxa |
| title_full | Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified Taxa |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified Taxa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified Taxa |
| title_short | Exploring the Orchid Flora of Montenegro: Ten Newly Identified Taxa |
| title_sort | exploring the orchid flora of montenegro ten newly identified taxa |
| topic | Balkan Peninsula <i>Epipactis</i> <i>Gymnadenia</i> hybrids <i>Neotinea</i> Ophrys |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/17/5/337 |
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