Ophrys L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 948 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Macaronesia, Europe to Caucasus, Medit. to S. Turkmenistan.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Faurholdt, N. & Pedersen, H.Æ. (2009). Flueblomster fra Marokko til Mellemøsten: 1-122. Dansk Orchide Klub og forfatterne.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Henry, Y. (2015). Autour de l'AND chloroplastique du genre Ophrys L.. L' Orchidophile. Revue de la Société Française d' Orchidophilie 46: 299-317.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe: 1-297. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2001). Orchidoideae (Part 1). Genera Orchidacearum 2: 1-416. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Orchideae: e-monocot.org

  • Linnaeus, C. Original publication of Ophrys. Pl., (1753).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.J. [555] France K:SPC-45923.000 No
Graves [s.n.] United Kingdom K000363928 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.J. [328] Italy K:SPC-39623.000 No
K000363965 Unknown Type Material Yes
Paris, E.G. [380] Algeria K000415411 Type Yes
Clements, M. [2837] Greece K:SPC-77210.000 No
Wood, J.J. [764] Cyprus K:SPC-49682.000 No
Wood, J.J. [317] Italy K:SPC-39618.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [150] Greece K:SPC-40061.000 No
Milon, P. K:SPC-77209.000 No
Hooper, S. Greece K:SPC-28128.000 No
Wood, J.J. [334] Italy K:SPC-39497.000 No
Greenwood, E.W. Greece K:SPC-35116.000 No
Muir, H. [40] Greece K:SPC-76404.000 No
Barneby, T. France K:SPC-28681.000 No
Grasso, M.P. Italy K:SPC-46587.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2301] Austria K:SPC-00173.000 No
Hooker, J.D. [s.n.] Austria K000363927 Unknown Type Material Yes
France K:SPC-45836.000 No
Syngrassides, A. [1428] Cyprus K:SPC-23200.000 No
Willis, A.J. United Kingdom K:SPC-30533.000 No
Nicolaides, G. Cyprus K:SPC-05810.000 No
Grosso, M.P. Italy K:SPC-46537.000 No
Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.] Portugal K000363966 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, M.A.T. [s.n.] Cyprus K000396273 Yes
Gattefosse, J. [s.n.] Morocco K000415408 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kotschy [145] Russia K000363968 Unknown Type Material Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4422] France K:SPC-30310.000 No
Wood, J.J. [8] Cyprus K:SPC-39110.000 No
Grasso, M.P. Italy K:SPC-46929.000 No
Norman, T. Greece K:SPC-40199.000 No
Cheese, M.J. [A.C. & W 112] Türkiye K:SPC-50661.000 No
Collins, P.B. [75/0014] Italy K:SPC-41272.000 No
Wood, J.J. [6] Cyprus K:SPC-38907.000 No
Wood, J.J. [320] Italy K:SPC-39493.000 No
Cooper; Cooper France K:SPC-48851.000 No
Wood, J.J. [340] Italy K:SPC-39541.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [1475] United Kingdom K:SPC-20763.000 No
K:SPC-05826.000 No
[s.n.] K:SPC-70487.000 No
Wood, J.J. [10] Cyprus K:SPC-38225.000 No
CPCF [CPCF 471] K:SPC-70491.000 No
CPCF [CPCF 464] K:SPC-70485.000 No
Grasso, M.P. Italy K:SPC-46586.000 No
CPCF [CPCF 466] K:SPC-70494.000 No
Wood, J.J. [316] Italy K:SPC-39617.000 No
Wood, J.J. [38] Cyprus K:SPC-53679.000 No
Harley, R.M. Greece K:SPC-24002.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [1957] United Kingdom K:SPC-20759.000 No
Chase [16364] K:SPC-71746.000 No
Brooke, B.J. United Kingdom K:SPC-20404.000 No
Syngrassides, A. [14-31] Cyprus K:SPC-05805.000 No
Wood, J.J. [319] Italy K:SPC-39622.000 No
Norman, T. Greece K:SPC-40196.000 No
Norman, T. Greece K:SPC-40197.000 No
Wood, J.J. [20] Cyprus K:SPC-38903.000 No
Carr, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K:SPC-05798.000 No
Dumortier [s.n.] Luxembourg K000363926 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooper, B.; Cooper, B. France K:SPC-48850.000 No
Banks, C. Israel K:SPC-27834.000 No
Wood, J.J. [326] Italy K:SPC-39540.000 No
Johnson, M.A.T. [s.n.] Cyprus K000396274 Yes
Barneby, T. France K:SPC-28700.000 No
Grasso, M.P. Italy K:SPC-46588.000 No
Wood, J.J. [311] Italy K:SPC-39500.000 No
Norman, T. France K:SPC-38287.000 No
Clements, M.A. [2556] K:SPC-47465.000 No
Wood, J.J. [224] Italy K:SPC-39105.000 No
Norman, T. Greece K:SPC-40972.000 No
CPCF [CPCF 474] K:SPC-70403.000 No
Taylor, P. United Kingdom K:SPC-05819.000 No
Blamey, P. [5] Spain K:SPC-38322.000 No
CPCF [CPCF 462] K:SPC-70489.000 No
Wood, J.J. [1] Cyprus K:SPC-39042.000 No
unknown [385] Algeria K000415412 Unknown Type Material Yes
Algeria K000415409 Unknown Type Material Yes
Norman, T. France K:SPC-38840.000 No
Chesterman, D. [260] Italy K:SPC-47692.000 No
Cotrim; Pinto; Chase; Fay [473] Portugal K:SPC-70681.000 No
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K000363967 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chesterman, D.D. [18] Greece K:SPC-38246.000 No
K:SPC-70480.000 No
Johnson, M.A.T. [s.n.] Cyprus K000396277 Yes
CPCF [CPCF 463a-b] K:SPC-70488.000 No
Jacob, J. United Kingdom K:SPC-20402.000 No
Wood, J.J. [558] France K:SPC-45924.000 No
Wood, J.J. [312] Italy K:SPC-39495.000 No
K:SPC-70479.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [27] Italy K:SPC-39054.000 No
Italy K000363960 Unknown Type Material Yes
Grasso, M.P. Italy K:SPC-46538.000 No
Wood, J.J. [318] Italy K:SPC-39619.000 No
Wood, J.J. [339] Italy K:SPC-38830.000 No
Barneby, T.P. France K:SPC-32264.000 No
K:SPC-70482.000 No
Willis, A.J. United Kingdom K:SPC-20396.000 No
Collins, P.B. [92] Greece K:SPC-35090.000 No
Algeria K000415410 Unknown Type Material Yes
Norman, T. [6] France K:SPC-37052.000 No
CPCF [CPCF 467a-b] K:SPC-70493.000 No
Wood, J.J. [103] Cyprus K:SPC-38229.000 No
Springer, S.; Cribb, P. France K:SPC-59933.000 No
Clements, M.A. [2902 A] Italy K:SPC-48763.000 No
CPCF [CPCF 452] K:SPC-70404.000 No
illegible [s.n.] Italy K000363923 Unknown Type Material Yes
Johnson, M.A.T. [s.n.] Cyprus K000396271 Yes
Austria K:SPC-00174.000 No

Sources

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