NAKED MAN ORCHID(Orchis italica)van Munster, P. 2013. “Naked Man Orchid• Orchis ital
NAKED MAN ORCHID(Orchis italica)van Munster, P. 2013. “Naked Man Orchid• Orchis italica”SpainNaked man orchids, as I’m sure you’ll have guessed by now, got their unapologetically illustrative name from the shape of the flowers (or more specifically, each flower’s labellum) they produce. It’s easy to see why they were apparently believed to enhance virility and perform as an aphrodisiac when consumed. I don’t know about you, but if I was speaking with someone about Orchis italica, I might want to stick with their other, more becoming, vernacular: the Italian orchid. -- source link
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