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Ophrys apifera HUDS. var. atrofusca J.DIERCKX, KREUTZ, D.RIEPE & L.SEGHERS |
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| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Genus: Ophrys L. |
| Authors: | |||
| William Hudson (1730 - 1793), British pharmacist and botanist | |||
| Johan Dierckx (fl. 2016), Belgian musician and nature enthusiast | |||
| Carolus (Carel) Adrianus Johannes Kreutz (1954 - ), Dutch orchid specialist | |||
| D. Riepe (fl. 2016), Belgian orchid specialist | |||
| Luc Segers (fl. 2016), Belgian orchid specialist | |||
| 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 | ||
| apifera: | bearing bees | ||
| atrofusca: | dark brown | ||
There are two quite similar variants of the Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera, whose lip lacks the painted pattern (speculum). While the lip of Ophrys apifera var. fulvofusca is completely brown, and only the basal area is perhaps slightly lighter brown, in Ophrys apifera var. atrofusca at least parts of the border of the basal field are still preserved as a lighter pattern. |
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Fig. 1: Ophrys apifera var. atrofusca / Brown Bee Orchid D Pforzheim 20.6.2004 |
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Fig. 2: Ophrys apifera var. atrofusca / Brown Bee Orchid D Pforzheim 20.6.2004 |
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