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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.
 

Authors:
   A.ALIBERTIS:  Antonis Alibertis (1943 - ), orchid specialist from Crete/Greece
   H.R.REINHARD:  Hans R. Reinhard (1919 - 2007), Swiss teacher and orchid specialist
   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
   basilissa:   Empress
 

Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Crete,  Phaistos 15.2.2002
Fig. 1:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Crete, Phaistos 15.2.2002
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Crete,  Phaistos 15.2.2002
Fig. 2:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Crete, Phaistos 15.2.2002
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Crete,  Phaistos 11.2.2002
Fig. 3:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Crete, Phaistos 11.2.2002
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Crete,  Phaistos 11.2.2002
Fig. 4:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Crete, Phaistos 11.2.2002
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Crete,  Phaistos 5.1.1999
Fig. 5:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Crete, Phaistos 5.1.1999
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Crete,  Phaistos 5.1.1999
Fig. 6:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Crete, Phaistos 5.1.1999
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid (with Andrena bimaculata ?), Crete,  Phaistos 23.2.2004 (Photo: Helmut Presser)
Fig. 7:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid (with Andrena bimaculata ?)
Crete, Phaistos 23.2.2004 (Photo: Helmut Presser)
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Chios,  Pirgi - Olymbi 17.3.2013 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 8:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Chios, Pirgi - Olymbi 17.3.2013 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Chios,  Pirgi - Olymbi 17.3.2013 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 9:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Chios, Pirgi - Olymbi 17.3.2013 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid, Chios,  Katavasi 28.3.2013 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
Fig. 10:  Ophrys basilissa / Royal Orchid
Chios, Katavasi 28.3.2013 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink)
   
 


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