Orchis

Orchis
Orchis italica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Orchis Tourn. ex L. 1753
Type species
Orchis militaris L. Sp. Pl.: 943, 1753
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Abrochis Neck. Zoophora Bernh. Strateuma Salisb. Aceras R.Br. in W.T.Aiton × Orchiaceras E.G.Camus Androrchis D.Tyteca & E.Klein

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.^[2]