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		Ophrys cilentana  DEVILLERS-TERSCH. & DEVILLERS

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	DEVILLERS-TERSCH.:		Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian orchid specialist in Belgium
	DEVILLERS:		Pierre Devillers (1938 - ), French orchid specialist in Belgium
	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
	cilentana:		from Cilento (Italy)

Deutsch: Ophrys cilentana wurde erst im Jahr 2000 von DEVILLERS und DEVILLERS-TERSCHUREN in Natural.belges 81 (Orchid.13): 339-352 aus dem Cilento in Südwest-Italien beschrieben. In Natural.belges 85 (Orchid.17): 125-128 nennt DELFORGE Andrena flavipes als Bestäuber der Art.

English: Ophrys cilentana has been described in 2000 by DEVILLERS and DEVILLERS-TERSCHUREN in Natural.belges 81 (Orchid.13): 339-352 from Cilento in South-West Italy. In Natural.belges 85 (Orchid.17): 125-128 DELFORGE states that the species is pollinated by Andrena flavipes.

Fig. 1:  Ophrys cilentana / Cilento Bee Orchid I Cilento, Palinuro 16.3.2002

Fig. 2:  Ophrys cilentana / Cilento Bee Orchid I Cilento, Palinuro 16.3.2002

Fig. 3:  Ophrys cilentana / Cilento Bee Orchid I Cilento, Palinuro 16.3.2002

Fig. 4:  Ophrys cilentana / Cilento Bee Orchid I Cilento, Palinuro 16.3.2002

Fig. 5:  Ophrys cilentana / Cilento Bee Orchid I Cilento, Palinuro 16.3.2002

Fig. 6:  Ophrys cilentana / Cilento Bee Orchid I Cilento, Sapri 15.3.2002

   

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