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Gymnadenia rhellicani f fulva
 

The type species was first described as Nigratela rhellicani by Teppner and Klein from the Gurktaler Alps, Austria in 1990 and was named in honour of the 16th century Swiss naturalist, J. Muller who was also known by the name of Rhellicanus. Form fulva however was first identified as long ago as 1933 by Keller, being at that time named N. nigra lusus fulva and as with all other Vanilla Orchids, subsequently reclassified into the Gymnadenia genus .