Dear Icones and others- If you look at the photo of the print on Ebay the plant illustrated has a very distinct nectar spur. Looking at the photo it appears to be Platanthera species similar to Platanthera bifolia which is found from the British Isles, across Europe, reaching the Eastern Medit. Though the synonomy is for the genus Orchis - early on it was a catch all for many different modern genera.
Marc >There is an auction currently on eBay for a page from a book published in >1713, featuring a drawing of "Testiculus Vulpinus". >The genus name is now Orchis, however testiculus I think is a later >misspelling of testiculis, which is a Pliny name proposed in 56AD. It would >take me more than a few minutes to research and find the current species >name. > _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
