Ophrys fusca

Ophrys fusca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: Ophrys fusca
Subspecies: (7)
O. f. subsp. blitopertha – O. f. subsp. cinereophila – O. f. subsp. durieui – O. f. subsp. funerea – O. f. subsp. fusca – O. f. subsp. iricolor – O. f. subsp. pallida

Name

Ophrys fusca Link, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 324 (1800)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Arachnites fuscus (Link) Tod. in F.W.Schmidt, Fl. Boëm. 1: 98 (1793)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, J.H.F. 1800. Journal für die Botanik 2: 324.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophrys fusca. Accessed: 2022 Jan 22.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ophrys fusca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ophrys fusca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ophrys fusca. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 22. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ophrys fusca. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ophrys fusca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

العربية: أوفريس بني
català: Abellera fosca
Deutsch: Braune Ragwurz
English: Dark bee orchid
français: Ophrys brun
svenska: Brun ofrys
Türkçe: Kedigözü

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