Ophrys speculum Link
First published in J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 324 (1800), nom. cons.
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Medit. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Arachnites speculum (Link) Tod. in Orchid. Sicul.: 93 (1842)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Faurholdt, N. & Pedersen, H.Æ. (2009). Flueblomster fra Marokko til Mellemøsten: 1-122. Dansk Orchide Klub og forfatterne.
- G.I.R.O.S. (2009). Orchidee d'Italia: 1-303. Il Castello srl, Italy.
- 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, v (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.
- Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.
An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Ophrys scolopax.]
Kew Species Profiles
- Devey, D. (2008). Ophrys: a case of the deceitful origin of species. Kew Scientist 33: 1.
- Devey, D. S., Bateman, R. M., Fay, M. F. & Hawkins, J. A. (2008). Friends or relatives? Phylogenetics and species delimitation in the controversial European orchid genus Ophrys. Annals of Botany 101: 385–402.
- Pedersen, H. & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys: the Bee Orchids of Europe. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010). Ophrys speculum.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Faurholdt, N. & Pedersen, H.Æ. (2009). Flueblomster fra Marokko til Mellemøsten: 1-122. Dansk Orchide Klub og forfatterne.
- Pedersen, H.Æ. & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe: 1-297. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Italy | 177.000 | No | |||
Crookshank, A.A., Spain | 178.000 | No | |||
Davis, P. [25169], Turkey | 179.000 | No | |||
Richter, R., Spain | 180.000 | No | |||
Watson, J.M. [18], Turkey | 181.000 | No | |||
Polunin, O. [6519], Greece | 20765.000 | No | |||
Watson, J.M. [13], Turkey | 2990.000 | No | |||
Collins, P.B. [3], Greece | 35081.000 | No | |||
Blamey, P. [7], Spain | 38320.000 | No | |||
Blamey, P. [9], Spain | 38329.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [134], Greece | 38926.000 | No | |||
Chesterman, D.D. [170], Greece | 43643.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [398], Italy | 43648.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [370], Italy | 43649.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [420], Italy | 43657.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [424], Italy | 43679.000 | No | |||
Wood, J.J. [453], Italy | 43681.000 | No | |||
Price, R.F. [14], Spain | 6050.000 | No | |||
CPCF [CPCF 452] | 70404.000 | No | |||
Italy | K000363960 | Yes | |||
Bové, N. [s.n.], Algeria | K000363959 | Yes | |||
de Heldreich [s.n.], Greece | K000363956 | Yes | |||
Spain | K000363955 | Yes | |||
Tineo, V. [s.n.] | K000363954 | Yes | |||
Gussone, G. [s.n.], Sicilia | K000363957 | Yes | |||
s.coll. [s.n.], Baleares | K000363953 | Yes | |||
Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.], Portugal | K000363958 | Yes |
Sources
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Art and Illustrations in Digifolia
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Species Profiles
- Kew Species Profiles
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0