Ophrys fusca

Ophrys fusca

Taxonavigation[edit]

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: (5)
O. f. subsp. blitopertha – O. f. subsp. cinereophila – O. f. subsp. fusca – O. f. subsp. iricolor – O. f. subsp. pallida

Name[edit]

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

Synonymy[edit]

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

Distribution[edit]

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. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ophrys fusca in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 28. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Ophrys fusca in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 28.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Ophrys fusca. Published online. Accessed 28 January 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Ophrys fusca in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 28.
Tropicos.org 2019. Ophrys fusca . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 January 28.

Vernacular names[edit]

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

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