Nigritella rubra (Wettst.) K.Richt. syn. Nigritella miniata (Crantz) Janch.; Gymnadenia miniata (Crantz) Hayek - Orchidaceae \\
**Rotes Kohlröschen**, Rotes Männertreu

Orchid native to the Eastern Alps, classified as 'Near Threatened', highly protected; flowers brilliant red, very fragrant, appearing earlier in spring than those of [[nigritella_nigra_l._rchb._f|Nigritella nigra]]. 

|{{:phenylethanol.jpg| 2-phenylethanol}} \\ 2-phenylethanol | {{:phenylacetaldehyde.jpg|phenylacetaldehyde}} \\ phenylacetaldehyde \\ //(green-floral, honey)// | {{:benzoate.jpg|}} \\ methyl benzoate (R=Me)  |{{:ionone_beta.jpg| β-ionone}} \\ β-ionone \\ //(woody sweet)// | {{:vanillin.jpg| vanillin}} \\ vanillin |

The flowers emit a spicy-floral cocoa-vanilla scent similar to that of N.nigra but somewhat lighter. Main components of the headspace were 2-phenylethanol (31.0%), 2-phenylacetaldehyde (13.9%), methyl benzoate (11.5%), benzyl alcohol (8.6%), and benzaldehyde (6.0%). Minor olfactory important compounds were dihydro-β-ionone (0.05%), β-ionone (0.1%), benzyl isovalerate (1.4%), 2-phenylethyl isovalerate (0.2%), eugenol (1.1%), indole (0.1%), and vanillin (0.1%). \\
[Scent of a vanishing flora, Roman Kaiser, 2011, 191-192 and 390-291] 


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Nigritella miniata s. str. © Rolf Marschner (2011),  
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