Ophrys speculum

Ophrys speculum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Orchideae
Subtribus: Orchidinae
Genus: Ophrys
Species: Ophrys speculum
Subspecies: (3)
O. s. subsp. lusitanica – O. s. subsp. regis-ferdinandii – O. s. subsp. speculum

Name

Ophrys speculum Link, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799(2): 324 (1800), nom. cons.

• Typus: “Ophrys Speculum nb.” [Portugal, near Setubal], Link (B-W 16940-01 0, sub Ophrys scolopax) (typ. cons.)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Arachnites speculum (Link) Tod., Orchid. Sicul.: 93 (1842)

Homonyms

• Ophrys speculum Bertol., Amoen. Ital.: 201 (1819), nom. illeg. - vide: Ophrys bertolonii Moretti, Quibus. Pl. Ital. 6: 9 (1823)
• Ophrys speculum Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 219 (1841), nom. inval. - vide: Ophrys lutea subsp. lutea

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe Southwestern Europe Baleares, Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain. Southeastern Europe Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia. Africa Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia. Asia-Temperate Western Asia East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Link, H.F. 1800. Journal für die Botanik 1799 (2): 324.

Additional references

• Greuter, W. 2005 ("2004"). (1645) Proposal to conserve the name Ophrys speculum (Orchidaceae) with a conserved type. Taxon 53(4): 1071–1072. DOI: 10.2307/4135580 JSTOR Reference page.  (accepted, vide Taxon 54: 1101. 2005 [2006]; Taxon 55: 800. 2006; Taxon 54: 1059. 2005)

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ophrys speculum. Accessed: 2022 Jan 24.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ophrys speculum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 24. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ophrys speculum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ophrys speculum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Jan 24. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ophrys speculum. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ophrys speculum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 Jan 2022.

Vernacular names

català: Abellera de mirall
corsu: Ofride spichju
čeština: Tořič modropyský
Deutsch: Spiegel-Ragwurz
Ελληνικά: Οφρύς η κατοπτρική
English: Mirror orchid
español: Orquídea abeja espejo
français: Ophrys miroir
italiano: Ofride specchio

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