Orchidaceae
Ophrys
Ophrys fusca

Ophrys fusca subsp. pallida (Raf.) E.G.Camus

First published in E.G.Camus & A.A.Camus, Iconogr. Orchid. Europe, Texte: 293 (1929)
This subspecies is accepted
The native range of this subspecies is NW. Sicilia, NE. Algeria. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Algeria, Sicilia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

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.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, v (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.

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 pallida.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2013). https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02483998. epublication.
  • 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?
Durieu [s.n.] Algeria Ophrys pectus K000363999 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.J. [389] Italy Ophrys pallida K:SPC-43737.000 No
Collins, P.B. [75/0007] Italy Ophrys pallida K:SPC-41289.000 No
Italy Ophrys pallida K000363930 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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