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Discovery of Epipactis microphylla (Orchidaceae) in Djebel Babor (north-eastern Algeria), a new orchid for North Africa. — Epipactis microphylla is a European-Hyrcanian, forest mycoheterotrophic species, widespread in temperate and submeridional zones, from Andalusia to the Caspian Sea. This orchid has been discovered in Djebel Babor, in northeastern Algeria, in a mixed undergrowth of Cedars, Zean oaks and Holm oaks, where it is to date the only known resort in North Africa. This discovery confirms the interest of Babors’ Kabylia in general and the new Babor-Tababort National Park in particular