Ophrys umbilicata
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Ophrys umbilicata is a species of orchid found from Albania to Iran, including Greece, Israel, Turkey and Cyprus.[1]
Description
O. umbilicata is a perennial, erect, glabrous herb, 10-20 cm high. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, thick, narrowly elliptic with parallel nerves. Flowers spirally arranged on top of the shoot, sepals 10-15 x 6-9 mm, petals small. Labellum broader on other half 9-12 mm, 3-dentate on the apex, purple-blackish. Flowers March-April. Fruit a capsule. Habitat garigue, Maquis and open pine woodlands at 0-600 m altitude.[2]
Subspecies
At present (May 2014), 7 subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. beerii Shifman - Israel
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. bucephala (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Biel - Turkey and the Greek islands
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. calycadniensis Perschke - Turkey
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. flavomarginata (Renz) Faurh. - Cyprus, Syria, Israel
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. lapethica (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Faurh. - Cyprus
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. latakiana (M.Schönfelder & H.Schönfelder) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen - Turkey, Syria
- Ophrys umbilicata subsp. umbilicata - from Albania to Iran
References
- ^ a b http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=141875
- ^ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
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