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Ophrys melitensis (SALK.) DEVILLERS-TERSCH. & DEVILLERS |
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| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Genus: Ophrys L. |
| Authors: | |||
| Hans-Erich Salkowski (1936 - 2014), German pharmacist and orchid specialist from Rheinland-Pfalz | |||
| Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian orchid specialist in Belgium | |||
| Pierre Devillers (1938 - ), French orchid specialist in Belgium | |||
| 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 | ||
| melitensis: | from the island of Malta | ||
| Deutsch: Ophrys melitensis ist ein Endemit der maltesischen Inseln Malta und Gozo. Erst 1992 wurde sie von SALKOWSKI beschrieben. Sie wird von der Mörtelbiene Chalicodoma sicula bestäubt, wie SALKOWSKI im Jahr 2000 feststellte. Das ist ein Hinweis auf eine nahe Verwandtschaft mit der Ophrys bertolonii-Gruppe, denn Ophrys bertolonii und seine näheren Verwandten werden ebenfalls von Mörtelbienen bestäubt. |
| English: Ophrys melitensis is an endemism of the Maltesian islands Malte and Gozo. As a species it has been described by SALKOWSKI in 1992. The pollinating insect is Chalicodoma sicula, as SALKOWSKI found out in 2000. This is a hint on close relationschip with the group of Ophrys bertolonii, because the orchids of the bertolonii group are also pollinated by bees of genus Chalicodoma. |
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Fig. 1: Ophrys melitensis / Maltesian Ophrys Malta, 5.3.2003 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 2: Ophrys melitensis / Maltesian Ophrys Malta, 5.3.2003 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 3: Ophrys melitensis / Maltesian Ophrys Malta, 5.3.2003 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 4: Ophrys melitensis / Maltesian Ophrys Malta, 5.3.2003 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Orchids
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Orchids acc. to scientific Names
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.. Relationship
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.. German Names
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.. English Names
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.. Bloom Colors
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.. Regions
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.. Photo Date
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.. Rosettes
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.. Tubers + Roots
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.. Seed Stems
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Color Variants
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Orchid Hybrids
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