''Himantoglossum'' is a genus of orchids native to the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

, Europe, southwest Asia and northern Africa. Its members generally have a labellum which is divided into three parts, of which the middle part is the longest. The genera ''Comperia'' and ''Barlia'' are now included in ''Himantoglossum''.

Species

, the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families recognizes the following species: *'' Himantoglossum adriaticum'' H.Baumann - Italy, Austria, Czech Republic *'' Himantoglossum calcaratum'' (Beck) Schltr. - Greece, Bulgaria, European Turkey, former Yugoslavia *'' Himantoglossum caprinum'' (M.Bieb.) Spreng. **''Himantoglossum caprinum'' subsp. ''caprinum'' - Crimea, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, Israel *'' Himantoglossum comperianum'' (Steven) P.Delforge (syn. ''Comperia comperianum'') - Crimea, Greek Islands, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel *'' Himantoglossum formosum'' (Steven) K.Koch - Caucasus, Iran *'' Himantoglossum galilaeum'' Shifman - Israel *'' Himantoglossum hircinum'' (L.) Spreng. - Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal and Morocco *'' Himantoglossum jankae'' Somlyay, Kreutz & Óvári -Balkans, Greek islands, Turkey, Hungary, Slovakia **Himantoglossum jankae subsp. rumelicum (H.Baumann & R.Lorenz) J.Ponert - Czech Republic, former Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey *'' Himantoglossum metlesicsianum'' (W.P.Teschner) P.Delforge - Canary Islands *'' Himantoglossum montis-tauri'' Kreutz & W.Lüders - Turkey, Greek Islands? *'' Himantoglossum robertianum'' (Loisel.) P.Delforge (syn. ''Barlia robertianum'') - Mediterranean from Portugal and Morocco east to Turkey *'' Himantoglossum × samariense'' C.Alibertis & A.Alibertis - Crete

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* * Orchideae genera Orchids of Europe Flora of North Africa Flora of the Canary Islands Flora of Turkey Flora of Iran Flora of Iraq Flora of Israel Flora of Palestine (region) {{Orchidoideae-stub