Ophrys cretica (VIERH.) E.NELSON subsp. beloniae G.KRETZSCHMAR & H.KRETZSCHMAR Rhodos, Kattavia 21.3.2005 |
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Ophrys cretica subsp. beloniae x mammosa Rhodos, Kattavia 17.3.2019 (Photo: Christian Schlomann)
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Ophrys mammosa DESF. Rhodos, Apolakkia 1.4.2019 |
Genus: Ophrys L.  
Authors: |
| VIERH.: | | Friedrich Karl Max Vierhapper (1876 - 1932), Austrian botanist |
| E.NELSON: | | Erich Nelson (1897 - 1980), Austrian botanist |
| G.KRETZSCHMAR: | | Gisela Kretzschmar, wife of Horst Kretzschmar |
| H.KRETZSCHMAR: | | Horst Kretzschmar (1950 - 2021), German psychiatrist and orchid specialist |
| L.: | | Carl von Linné (Linnaeus, 1707 - 1777), Swedish naturalist who introduced the binary naming system for plants and animals |
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Etymology: |
| Ophrys: | | Greek plant name, from ophrys = eyebrow |
| cretica: | | from Crete |
| beloniae: | | from Belonia (castle on the Greek island of Naxos) |
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| | | | Genus: Ophrys L.  
Authors: |
| 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 |
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Etymology: |
| Ophrys: | | Greek plant name, from ophrys = eyebrow |
| mammosa: | | with large breasts |
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