Ophrys apollonae
| Apollona Bee-orchid | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchidae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Alliance: | Orchis |
| Genus: | Ophrys |
| Species: | O. apollonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys apollonae Paulus & M. Hirth, 2009 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ophrys apollonae, the Apollona Bee-orchid, is a very early flowering terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece (Rhodes, Chios and Samos islands) and Turkey (İzmir and Muğla provinces).[1] Morphologically similar to Ophrys omegaifera, but usually with a short stem and with one (more rarely 2) small flowers, with length just above 1 cm.[2] This bee orchid's lip is 11.7 - 13.7 mm long, much smaller than that of Ophrys omegaifera var. basilissa which is also a very early plant.[3] It is proven that it attracts the bumble bee Anthophora nigriceps, a different pollinator than Ophrys omegaifera. Other differentiating characteristics include the way in which it holds its flowers horizontally out from the top of the stem. Its name is a reference to the village of Apollona which nestles in the Southern foothills of the mountain on which it was discovered and studied.[4]
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References
- 1 2 Nejdet Bozkurt and Hasan Yıldırım (2015), "Türkiye için yeni bir tür kaydı: Ophrys apollonae Paulus & M. Hirth (Orchidaceae)". Bağbahçe Bilim Dergisi 2(2): 20–26 (Turkish)
- ↑ Orchids of Greece
- ↑ Ophrys news-6
- ↑ John and Gerry's Orchids of Britain and Europe