Species of orchid
Ophrys argolica, the late spider orchid, or Argolian bee-orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece, Italy, Croatia, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria.[1][2] The epithet "argolica" refers to the Argolia region of Greece, southwest of Athens.[3]
Subspecies
At present (May 2014), 7 subspecies are recognized:[1]
- Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Greek islands
- Ophrys argolica subsp. argolica - Greece
- Ophrys argolica subsp. biscutella (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Kreutz - southern Italy, Croatia
- Ophrys argolica subsp. crabronifera (Sebast. & Mauri) Faurh. - central and southern Italy
- Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans (Renz) E.Nelson - Cyprus
- Ophrys argolica subsp. lesbis (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - western Turkey and the Greek Islands
- Ophrys argolica subsp. lucis (Kalteisen & H.R.Reinhard) H.A.Pedersen & Faurh. - Turkey, Syria, Greek islands
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Ofride dei Fuchi, Late Spider Orchid
- ^ Ancestry Images, Ancient Greece, Argolia, 1825.
External links
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- Arkive, Wildscreen, Argolic ophrys (Ophrys argolica)
- IOSPE photos, Orchid species, Ophrys argolica
- Orchids of Europe, photographic archives
- SFO-PCV Société Française d'Orchidophilie de Poitou-Charentes et Vendée, Les Orchidées de Grèce - Le Péloponnèse - Page 9 : Ophrys argolica.
