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		Ophrys aspea  DEVILLERS & DEVILLERS-TERSCH.

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	DEVILLERS:		Pierre Devillers (1938 - ), French orchid specialist in Belgium
	DEVILLERS-TERSCH.:		Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian orchid specialist in Belgium
	L.:		Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals

Etymology:
	Ophrys:		Greek plant name, from ophrys = eyebrow
	aspea:		from Aspis, today called Kelibia (peninsula Cap Bon, Tunisia)

Fig. 1:  Ophrys aspea / Aspis Ophrys Tunisia, Hammamet 18.3.1997

Fig. 2:  Ophrys aspea / Aspis Ophrys Tunisia, Hammamet 20.3.1997

Fig. 3:  Ophrys aspea / Aspis Ophrys Tunisia, Hammamet 20.3.1997

   

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