Do you consider that the flowers depicted in the following photos are correctly identified (using the terms albina / albino) :

1) Ophrys bertolonii albina :

http://www.exuviaphoto.it/Galleria/fiori_e_piante/Albina.jpg

2) http://www.ne.jp/asahi/orchid/sophronitis/C._guttata_albina2.JPG

3) C. guttata var.albina 'Cetro de Esmeralda' :

http://www.orchid.or.jp/orchid/people/walke/Photo/Report/a7Dsc00899.jpg

4) C. guttata albina :

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/orchid/sophronitis/TempMaxMin040729.jpg

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a) Ophrys mesaritica, Albino :

http://www.guenther-blaich.de/cr/meaU6310.jpg

b) Orchis morio (albino) / Green winged Orchid (albino variant) :

http://perso.wanadoo.fr/souvigne/correze/images/albinogwo.jpg

c) Cypripedium Calceolus albino :

http://www.alexdepri.it/goto/orchids/orchidsfiles/cypripcalceolus_ger2/cypripedium_calc_albino.jpg

d) Calochilus robertsonii, albino form :

http://www.orchids.angelnco.com/images/oflower2und5.jpg

http://www.orchids.angelnco.com/images/o4744234.jpg

http://www.orchids.angelnco.com/images/oflower1und5.jpg

e) Purple and albino Corydalis solida :

http://www.franknature.nl/pl/biaspr/bisp7.jpg

f) Caladenia fuscata, albino :

http://users.bigpond.net.au/eyal/Orchids/20030913-0053.jpg

g) Paphiopedilum (villosum 'Marriott Colorburst' x Self)... This is an exact remake of a selfing that produced the only AM/AOS true albino villosum on record. 'Marriott Colorburst' is an intensely colored normal colorform, but recessive for albinism. Only a few true albinos are produced out of all of the offspring. The parent plant can be seen in the photo, the albino plants are solid armeniacun yellow/gold everywhere :

http://www.marriottorchids.com/All%20Images/villosumMarriCB.jpg

h) Rhynchostylis gigantea [Lindley]Ridley var alba...
An albino version of the previous species :

http://www.orchidspecies.com/orphotdir/rhynchosgiganteaalba.jpg

i) Cymbidium ensifolium var album...
An albino form of the previous species :

http://www.orchidspecies.com/orphotdir/cymensifoliumvaralabum.jpg

j) Aplectrum hyemale... Albino. Michigan.  May 1999 :

http://www.amazilia.net/images/Plants/Orchids/Aplectrum_hyemale_02.JPG

http://www.amazilia.net/images/Plants/Orchids/Aplectrum_hyemale_09.JPG

http://www.amazilia.net/images/Plants/Orchids/Aplectrum_hyemale_03.JPG

http://www.amazilia.net/images/Plants/Orchids/Aplectrum_hyemale_08.JPG

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Thanks in advance for clarifying which of these examples are appropriately or not designated as albina / albino.

Regards,

Viateur


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