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Orchis
Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. The name is from the Ancient Greek (''''), meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.

Orchis mascula
species of plant

Orchis militaris
species of plant

salep
Salep, also spelled sahlep, salepi or sahlab, is a flour made from the tubers of the orchid genus Orchis (including species Orchis mascula and Orchis militaris). These tubers contain a nutritious, starchy polysaccharide called glucomannan. Salep flour is consumed in beverages and desserts, especially in the cuisines of the former Byzantines and Ottoman, notably in the Levant where it is a traditional winter beverage. An increase in consumption is causing local extinctions of orchids in parts of Greece, Turkey, and Iran.

Orchis simia
species of plant

Orchis purpurea
species of plant

Orchis anthropophora
species of plant

Orchis pallens
species of plant

Orchis italica
species of plant

Orchis spitzelii
species of plant

Orchis provincialis
species of plant

Orchis anatolica
species of plant

Orchis punctulata
species of plant

Orchis brancifortii
species of plant

Orchis quadripunctata
species of plant

Orchis patens
species of plant
Orchis galilaea
species of plant
Orchis sitiaca
species of plant