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		Ophrys praemelena  S.HERTEL & PRESSER

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	S.HERTEL:		Stefan Hertel (fl. 2002), German amateur botanist
	PRESSER:		Helmut Presser (1958 - ), German 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
	praemelena:		early flowering and similar to Ophrys melena

Fig. 1:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 2:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 3:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 4:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 5:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 6:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 7:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 8:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 9:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 10:  Ophrys praemelena / Early Darklip Orchid GR Igoumenitsa 4.4.2009 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

   

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