Malta, 5.3.2003
(Photo: Helmut Presser)
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| Genus names can be abbreviated by 3 letters, e.g. tul cypria | ||||
| Ophrys melitensis (SALK.) DEVILLERS-TERSCH. & DEVILLERS |
| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Genus: Ophrys L. |
| 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. |
| 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 | ||
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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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Contents
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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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Deformations
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Orchid Hybrids
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Other Plants
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