Notes on Epipactis condensata, E. rechingeri and E. purpurata (Orchidaceae) in the Caucasus and Crimea

Abstract Efimov, P.: Notes on Epipactis condensata, E. rechingeri and E. purpurata (Orchidaceae) in the Caucasus and Crimea. — Willdenowia 38: 71–80. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2008 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.38.38104 (available via http://dx.doi.org/) The E Mediterranean species Epipactis condensata is reported for the first time from Russia (Krasnodar region) and Ukraine (Crimea). E. rechingeri, so far considered endemic to Mazandaran province in N Iran, is reported from the adjacent Lenkoran region in Azerbaijan. E. purpurata is reported for the first time from Crimea. A distribution map for E. condensata and E. rechingeri is given.