Orchis maculata Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 942. 1753.

"Habitat in Europae pratis succulentis." RCN: 6823.

Lectotype (Vermeulen, Stud. Dactylorchids: 128. 1947): Herb. Linn. No. 1054.36 (LINN) .

Current name: Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soo ( Orchidaceae).

Note: See also Baumann & al. (in Mitteilungsbl. Arbeitskr. Heim. Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 21: 465, Abb. 12. 1989), who follow Vermeulen’s choice of type.