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Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.
 

Authors:
   HUDS.:  William Hudson (1730 - 1793), British pharmacist and botanist
   KLAVER:  Jan Marten Ivo Klaver (fl. 2010), Italian literature scientist and orchid specialist
   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
   apifera:   bearing bees
   laetitiae:   joy (genitive)
 

Ophrys apifera var. laetitiae / Joy Bee Orchid, I  Fermignano 30.5.2010 (Photo: J. M. I. Klaver)
Fig. 1:  Ophrys apifera var. laetitiae / Joy Bee Orchid
I Fermignano 30.5.2010
(Photo: J. M. I. Klaver)
Ophrys apifera var. laetitiae / Joy Bee Orchid, I  Fermignano 30.5.2010 (Photo: J. M. I. Klaver)
Fig. 2:  Ophrys apifera var. laetitiae / Joy Bee Orchid
I Fermignano 30.5.2010
(Photo: J. M. I. Klaver)
Ophrys apifera var. laetitiae / Joy Bee Orchid, I  Fermignano 30.5.2010 (Photo: J. M. I. Klaver)
Fig. 3:  Ophrys apifera var. laetitiae / Joy Bee Orchid
I Fermignano 30.5.2010
(Photo: J. M. I. Klaver)
   
 


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