Orchis morio Linnaeus var. mascula Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 941. 1753.

RCN: 6813.

Basionym of: Orchis mascula (L.) L. (1755) .

Lectotype (Baumann & al. in Mitteilungsbl. Arbeitskr. Heim. Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 21: 530, Abb. 38. 1989): [icon] "Testiculi species IIII" in Mattioli, Pl. Epit.: 624. 1586.

Current name: Orchis mascula (L.) L. ( Orchidaceae).

Note: Varietal epithet spelled “masculus” in the protologue.