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Ophrys riojana C.E.HERMOS.

Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Synon.: Ophrys quadriloba (RCHB.F.) E.G.CAMUS

Genus: Ophrys L.

The long before well-known species has been described in 1999 by HERMOSILLA. The emphasis of its spreading lies in the Northern Spanish region La Rioja.

In the second edition 2001 of his field guide DELFORGE uses the name Ophrys quadriloba for the species. The quadriloba description from 1851 has been done from the French departement Alpes Maritimes. Delforge states that he has knowledge of similar orchids in Catalunya and the French Corbières. In addition still around 1970 two sites of orchids like this shall have existed in departement Alpes Maritimes, which don't exist any longer.
But other authors, e.g. Hannes F. PAULUS, consider Ophrys quadriloba to be the hybrid between Ophrys lutea and Ophrys sphegodes.

Authors:
	C.E.HERMOS.:	Carlos Enrique Hermosilla (1961 - ), Spanish orchid specialist from La Rioja
	RCHB.F.:	Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach (1823 - 1889), German botanist
	E.G.CAMUS:	Edmond Gustave Camus (1852 - 1915), French botanist with main focus on orchids
	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
	riojana:	from La Rioja (Northern Spain)
	quadriloba:	four-lobed


Fig. 1: Ophrys riojana / La Rioja Orchid E Logrono 26.5.2002


Fig. 2: Ophrys riojana / La Rioja Orchid E Prov. Burgos, Poza de la Sal 28.5.2002


Fig. 3: Ophrys riojana / La Rioja Orchid E Prov. Burgos, Poza de la Sal 28.5.2002


Fig. 4: Ophrys riojana / La Rioja Orchid E Prov. Burgos, Poza de la Sal 28.5.2002


Fig. 5: Ophrys riojana / La Rioja Orchid E La Rioja, Haro 22.5.2003


Fig. 6: Ophrys riojana / La Rioja Orchid E La Rioja, Haro 22.5.2003


Fig. 7: Ophrys riojana / La Rioja Orchid E Logrono 7.5.2000

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