Ophrys speculum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: Ophrys speculum
Subspecies: (3)
O. s. subsp. lusitanica – O. s. subsp. regis-ferdinandii – O. s. subsp. speculum

Name

Ophrys speculum Link, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 324 (1800), nom. cons.

Typus: “Ophrys Speculum nb.” [Portugal, near Setubal], Link (B-W 16940-01 0, sub Ophrys scolopax) (typ. cons.)

Synonymy

Homotypic
- Arachnites speculum (Link) Tod., Orchid. Sicul.: 93 (1842).

Homonyms

Ophrys speculum Bertol., Amoen. Ital.: 201 (1819), nom. illeg. - vide: Ophrys bertolonii Moretti, Quibus. Pl. Ital. 6: 9 (1823)
Ophrys speculum Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 219 (1841), nom. inval. - vide: Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
Africa
- Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Asia-Temperate
- Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Link, H.F. 1800. Nachricht von einer Reise nach Portugal nebst botanischen Bemerkungen. Journal für die Botanik 1799(2): 297–328. MDZ Reference page.

Additional references

Greuter, W. 2005 ("2004"). (1645) Proposal to conserve the name Ophrys speculum (Orchidaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 53(4): 1071–1072. DOI: 10.2307/4135580 JSTOR Reference page. [accepted, vide Taxon 54: 1101. 2005 [2006]; Taxon 55: 800. 2006; Taxon 54: 1059. 2005]

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophrys speculum. Accessed: 2022 Jan 24.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ophrys speculum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 24. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ophrys speculum. Accessed: 24 Jan 2022. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ophrys speculum. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2022. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Ophrys speculum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2022. Reference page.

Vernacular names

català: Abellera de mirall
corsu: Ofride spichju
čeština: Tořič modropyský
Deutsch: Spiegel-Ragwurz
Ελληνικά: Οφρύς η κατοπτρική
English: Mirror orchid
español: Orquídea abeja espejo
français: Ophrys miroir
italiano: Ofride specchio