Gymnadenia corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E.Klein is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gymnadenia corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E.Klein

Gymnadenia corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E.Klein

Gymnadenia corneliana is a vanilla-scented orchid species that occurs only in a small area of the Southwestern Alps near the France-Italy border.

Family
Genus
Gymnadenia
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Gymnadenia corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E.Klein

Gymnadenia corneliana (Beauverd) Teppner & E.Klein is an orchid species. Most individuals of this species have light-pink petals, though a small number of uncommon specimens may have slightly darker petals. It is found exclusively in a small area of the Southwestern Alps, located near the border between France and Italy. This species was first catalogued by Swiss botanist Gustave Beauverd. Like many other orchids in its genus Gymnadenia, Gymnadenia corneliana is reported to produce a pleasant scent similar to vanilla.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Gymnadenia

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