; Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 4: 47, 55 (1818)
Distribution: Europe to C-Asia and N-Iran. The genus concept has been expanded very much (based on molecular results), and includes now parts of the old Orchis s. l. Recent attempts to split it further have not been widely accepted and are certainly not justified because Anacamptis is monophyletic.
= Anteriorchis E.Klein & Strack; Phytochemistry 28: 2136 (1989)
= Herorchis D.Tyteca & D.Klein; J. Eur. Orch. 40(3): 539 (2008)
= Paludorchis P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90(Orchid.22): 24 (2009)
= Rauranita Grélet; Bull. Soc. Bot. Deux-Sèvres 1894: 36 (1894)
= Vermeulenia Á.Löve & D.Löve; Acta Bot. Neerl. 21(5): 554 (1972), nom. nov.
= xAnacampaludorchis P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xAnacampterorchis P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xAnacampteulenia P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xAnteriocamptis P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xAnterioherorchis P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xAnteriomeulenia P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xAnteriopaludorchis P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xHeromeulenia P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xHeropaludorchis P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)
= xPaludomeulenia P.Delforge; Naturalistes Belges 90 (Orchid. 22): 30 (2009)