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Ophrys aphrodite DEVILLERS & DEVILLERS-TERSCH. |
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| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Genus: Ophrys L. |
The orchid from Cyprus, which long time had been called Ophrys bornmuelleri, differs somewhat from those from Israel, so it has been separated as Ophrys aphrodite. |
| Authors: | |||
| Pierre Devillers (1938 - ), French orchid specialist in Belgium | |||
| Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian 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 | ||
| aphrodite: | Aphrodite, Greek goddess | ||
| bornmuelleri: | Friedrich Nicolaus Joseph Bornmüller (1862 - 1948), German botanist (BORNM.) | ||
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Fig. 1: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Baths of Aphrodite 27.3.2025 |
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Fig. 2: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Baths of Aphrodite 27.3.2025 |
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Fig. 3: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Baths of Aphrodite 27.3.2025 |
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Fig. 4: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Baths of Aphrodite 27.3.2025 |
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Fig. 5: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Akamas,Neo Chorio 20.3.2025 |
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Fig. 6: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Akamas,Neo Chorio 20.3.2025 |
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Fig. 7: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Akamas,Neo Chorio 20.3.2025 |
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Fig. 8: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Akamas,Neo Chorio 20.3.2025 |
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Fig. 9: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Akamas 6.3.1997 |
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Fig. 10: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Akamas 6.3.1997 |
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Fig. 11: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Akamas 6.3.1997 |
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Fig. 12: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 13: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 14: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 15: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 16: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 17: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 18: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 19: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 20: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episkopi 7.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 21: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Souni 8.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 22: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Souni 8.3.2014 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 23: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episcopi 4.3.2006 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 24: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episcopi 4.3.2006 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 25: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episcopi 4.3.2006 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 26: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Episcopi 4.3.2006 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 27: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Choulou 6.4.1998 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink) |
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Fig. 28: Ophrys aphrodite / Aphrodite Orchid Cyprus, Choulou 6.4.1998 (Photo: Jan & Liesbeth Essink) |
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