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		Ophrys santonica  J.M.MATHE & MELKI

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	J.M.MATHE:		Jean-Michel Mathé, orchid specialist from Western France
	MELKI:		Fréderic Melki (1960 - ), French pharmacist and botanist
	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
	santonica:		from the Saintonge (Western France)

Fig. 1:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F Charente Mansle 4.7.1998

Fig. 2:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F Charente Mansle 4.7.1998

Fig. 3:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F Charente Mansle 4.7.1998

Fig. 4:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F Charente Mansle 4.7.1998

Fig. 5:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F Charente Mansle 4.7.1998

Fig. 6:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F S.Paul-en-Foret 18.5.2002

Fig. 7:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F Dept.Isère 20.5.2002

Fig. 8:  Ophrys santonica / Saintonge Bee Orchid F Dept.Isère 20.5.2002

   

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