Ophrys omegaifera
Appearance
Omega bee-orchid | |
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Flower of Ophrys omegaifera | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Ophrys |
Species: | O. omegaifera
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Binomial name | |
Ophrys omegaifera | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Ophrys omegaifera, the omega bee-orchid, is a species of orchid[2] native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.[1]
Subspecies and varieties
Numerous subspecific and varietal names have been proposed. At present (May 2014), 6 such names are recognized:[1]
- Ophrys omegaifera var. basilissa (C.Alibertis, A.Alibertis & H.R.Reinhard) Faurh - Greece
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. dyris (Maire) Del Prete - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Balearic Islands
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. fleischmannii (Hayek) Del Prete - Crete and other Greek islands
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. hayekii (H.Fleischm. & Soó) Kreutz - Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. israelitica (H.Baumann & Künkele) G.Morschek & K.Morschek - Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. omegaifera - Turkey, Greek islands
- Ophrys omegaifera subsp. apollonae - Turkey, Greek islands
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Fleischmann, Andreas. 1925. Oesterreichische Botanische Zeitschrift 74: 184
External links
Media related to Ophrys omegaifera at Wikimedia Commons