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Ophrys posteria (B.BAUMANN & H.BAUMANN) DEVILLERS & DEVILLERS-TERSCH.

Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.: Ophrys mammosa DESF. subsp. posteria B.BAUMANN & H.BAUMANN

Genus: Ophrys L.

Authors:
	B.BAUMANN:	Brigitte Dorothee Baumann (1938 - ), pharmacist, wife of Helmut Baumann
	H.BAUMANN:	Helmut Adolf Baumann (1937 - 2014), pharmacist and orchid specialist from Boeblingen (Germany)
	DEVILLERS:	Pierre Devillers (1938 - ), French orchid specialist in Belgium
	DEVILLERS-TERSCH.:	Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian orchid specialist in Belgium
	DESF.:	René Louiche Desfontaines (1750 - 1833), French 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
	posteria:	late flowering
	mammosa:	with large breasts

There are three Ophrys in Cyprus which are similar to sphegodes resp. mammosa:
- Ophrys alasiatica, which is more similar to Ophrys sphegodes, and whose basal field is lighter than the basic color of the lip.
- Ophrys morio, whose basal field has about the same color as its relatively large lip.
- Ophrys posteria, which is shown on this page, and which is more similar to Ophrys mammosa. Its basal field is of very dark, almost black color. Of the three species, it is the one that is the latest in bloom.


Fig. 1: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Pano Lefkara 25.3.2025


Fig. 2: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Pano Lefkara 25.3.2025


Fig. 3: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Pano Lefkara 25.3.2025


Fig. 4: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Pano Lefkara 25.3.2025


Fig. 5: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Pano Lefkara 25.3.2025


Fig. 6: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Pano Lefkara 25.3.2025


Fig. 7: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Pano Lefkara 25.3.2025


Fig. 8: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Kato Archimandrita 1.4.2025


Fig. 9: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Kato Archimandrita 1.4.2025


Fig. 10: Ophrys posteria / Late Flower Orchid Cyprus, Kato Archimandrita 1.4.2025

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