Orchidaceae
Ophrys

Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 67 (1805)
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, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Libya, Morocco, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • 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.
  • Galán Cela, P. & Gamarra, R. (2003). Check List of the Iberian and Balearic Orchids 2. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 60: 309-329.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Çimen, A.Ö., Güner, I., Ekşi, G. & Şen, F. (eds.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Henry, Y. (2015). Autour de l'AND chloroplastique du genre Ophrys L.. L' Orchidophile. Revue de la Société Française d' Orchidophilie 46: 299-317.
  • Karig, K.P. (2010). Neufund einer Ophrys tenthredinifera auf Zypern. Journal Europäischer Orchideen 42: 421-422.
  • 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.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Karig, K.P. (2010). Neufund einer Ophrys tenthredinifera auf Zypern. Journal Europäischer Orchideen 42: 421-422.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & Faurholdt, N. (2007). Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe: 1-297. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wood, J.J. [308] Italy K:SPC-38832.000 No
Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.] Portugal K000363917 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase [15846] Italy K:SPC-71121.000 No
Spruner [s.n.] Greece K000363910 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-05827.000 No
Crannichfelt [s.n.] Türkiye K000363919 Unknown Type Material Yes
Salzmann [s.n.] Morocco K000363914 Unknown Type Material Yes
Banks, C. Italy K:SPC-26532.000 No
Kirk, C.C. Spain K:SPC-38720.000 No
Wood, J.J. [209] Italy K:SPC-38948.000 No
Tineo [s.n.] K000363912 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.J. [273] Greece K:SPC-39472.000 No
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K000363909 Unknown Type Material Yes
Joseph, J.; Joseph, S. [235] Spain K:SPC-48338.000 No
Meadows, G.E.; Hunt, J. [s.n.] Spain K:SPC-45872.000 No
Prescot, J. [s.n.] K000364036 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-00192.000 No
Mauri, H.H.S. [s.n.] K000363916 Unknown Type Material Yes
Viviani [s.n.] France K000363915 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.J. [390] Italy K:SPC-43644.000 No
Urwick, E.M. Portugal K:SPC-05828.000 No
Heldreich [s.n.] Greece K000363911 Unknown Type Material Yes
Milon, P. Algeria K:SPC-76423.000 No
Wood, J.J. [321] Italy K:SPC-39494.000 No
K:SPC-00191.000 No
Italy K:SPC-20768.000 No
Blamey, P. [6] Spain K:SPC-38324.000 No
Wood, J.J. [421] Italy K:SPC-43659.000 No
Lemann [s.n.] Spain K000363913 Unknown Type Material Yes
Italy K000363918 Unknown Type Material Yes
Maude, A.H. Algeria K:SPC-00190.000 No
Watson, J.M. [2] Greece K:SPC-02992.000 No
Chesterman, D.D. [161] Italy K:SPC-43510.000 No
Spain K:SPC-20764.000 No
Strangways, W.T.H.F. [s.n.] United Kingdom Ophrys tenoreana K000363929 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Orchideae: e-monocot.org

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