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The name of the genus "Dactylorhiza" is formed from Greek words δάκτυλος "daktylos" meaning "finger" and ρίζα "rhiza" meaning "root" and refers to the tubers of this plant, that are split into several tubercles. The specific Latin name "sambucina", refers to the smell of "Elder" ("Sambucus nigra") emanating by some plants of this species.