Ophrys sicula

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 sicula

Name[edit]

Ophrys sicula Tineo, Pl. Rar. Sicil.: 13 (1846)

Synonymy[edit]

Basionym
- Arachnites luteus var. minus Tod., Orchid. Sicul.: 97 (1842)
Homotypic
- Ophrys lutea var. minor (Tod.) Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 550 (1844)
- Ophrys lutea var. sicula (Tineo) Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 699 (1882), nom. superfl.
- Ophrys lutea f. sicula (Tineo) Soó, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 25 (1927)
- Ophrys fusca var. sicula (Tineo) E.G.Camus & A.Camus, Iconogr. Orchid. Europe: 292 (1928), nom. superfl.
- Ophrys lutea subsp. minor (Tod.) O.Danesch & E.Danesch ex Gölz & H.R.Reinhard, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 29: 104 (1978)
- Ophrys lutea subsp. sicula (Tineo) Soldano, Atti Soc. Ital. Sci. Nat. Mus. Civico Storia Nat. Milano 133: 115 (1992 publ. 1993), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Ophrys migoutiana H.Gay, Mém. Assoc. Franç. Avanc. Sci. Paris 1888: 502 (1888)
- Ophrys lutea var. minor Lojac., Fl. Sicul. 3: 43 (1909), nom. illeg.
- Ophrys archimedea P.Delforge & M.Walravens, Naturalistes Belges 81: 256 (2000)
- Ophrys numida Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers, Naturalistes Belges 81: 297 (2000)
- Ophrys fusca subsp. migoutiana (H.Gay) Kreutz, Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 95 (2004)
- Ophrys lutea subsp. archimedea (P.Delforge & M.Walravens) Kreutz, Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 105 (2004)
- Ophrys lutea subsp. numida (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Kreutz, Kompend. Eur. Orchid.: 106 (2004)
- Ophrys lepida S.Moingeon & J.-M.Moingeon, Orchidophile (Deuil-la-Barre) 166: 174 (2005)
- Ophrys subfusca subsp. liveranii Orrù & M.P.Grasso, GIROS Notiz. 30: 9 (2005)
- Ophrys subfusca subsp. archimedea (P.Delforge & M.Walravens) Kreutz, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 57: 101 (2006)
- Ophrys subfusca subsp. numida (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Kreutz, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 57: 103 (2006)
- Ophrys lutea subsp. quarteirae Kreutz, M.R.Lowe & Wucherpf., J. Eur. Orch. 39: 627 (2007)
- Ophrys lutea var. quarteirae (Kreutz, M.R.Lowe & Wucherpf.) F.M.Vázquez, J. Eur. Orch. 40: 711 (2008)
- Ophrys urteae Paulus, Ber. Arbeitskreis. Heimische Orchid. 26(2): 10 (2009)
- Ophrys × murbeckii subsp. quarteirae (Kreutz, M.R.Lowe & Wucherpf.) M.R.Lowe, J. Eur. Orch. 43: 462 (2011)
- Ophrys pseudomelena Turco, Medagli & D'Emerico, GIROS Notiz. 50: 8 (2012)
- Ophrys hellenica Devillers & Devillers-Tersch., Naturalistes Belges 94(Orchid. 26): 158 (2013)
- Ophrys quarteirae (Kreutz, M.R.Lowe & Wucherpf.) Devillers & Devillers-Tersch., Naturalistes Belges 94(Orchid. 26): 159 (2013)
- Ophrys sicula var. transadriatica Devillers & Devillers-Tersch., Naturalistes Belges 94(Orchid. 26): 159 (2013)
- Ophrys cythnia P.Delforge & Onckelinx, Naturalistes Belges 95(Orchid. 27): 203 (2014)
- Ophrys subfusca subsp. lepida (S.Moingeon & J.-M.Moingeon) Kreutz, GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 58: 7 (2015)
- Ophrys × phryganae var. hellenica (Devillers & Devillers-Tersch.) Hennecke, GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 60: 270 (2017)
- Ophrys sicula var. archimedea (P.Delforge & M.Walravens) Hennecke, GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 61: 199 (2018)
- Ophrys sicula var. lepida (S.Moingeon & J.-M.Moingeon) Hennecke, GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 61: 200 (2018)
- Ophrys sicula var. liveranii (Orrù & M.P.Grasso) Hennecke, GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 61: 200 (2018)
- Ophrys sicula var. urteae (Paulus) Hennecke, GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 61: 208 (2018)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, 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, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Tineo, V. 1846. Plantarum Rariorum Siciliae minus cognitarum pugillus primus. Panormi [Palermo] 13.

Links[edit]

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2020. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophrys sicula. Accessed: 2020 Dec 15.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ophrys sicula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 15. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ophrys sicula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ophrys sicula. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2020.
The Plant List 2013. Ophrys sicula in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Dec 15.
Tropicos.org 2020. Ophrys sicula. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Dec 2020.

Vernacular names[edit]

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