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		Ophrys gortynia  (H.BAUMANN & KÜNKELE) PAULUS

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	H.BAUMANN:		Helmut Adolf Baumann (1937 - 2014), pharmacist and orchid specialist from Boeblingen (Germany)
	KÜNKELE:		Siegfried Künkele (1931 - 2004), German jurist and orchid specialist
	PAULUS:		Hannes Franz Paulus (1943 - ), German biologist
	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
	gortynia:		Gortys, Location in ancient Crete

Fig. 1:  Ophrys gortynia / Gortyn Ophrys Crete, Phaistos 20.4.2001

Fig. 2:  Ophrys gortynia / Gortyn Ophrys Crete, Phaistos 7.4.1990

Fig. 3:  Ophrys gortynia / Gortyn Ophrys Crete, Phaistos 7.4.1990

Fig. 4:  Ophrys gortynia / Gortyn Ophrys Crete, Phaistos 7.4.1990

Fig. 5:  Ophrys gortynia / Gortyn Ophrys Crete, Phaistos 7.4.1990

Fig. 6:  Ophrys gortynia / Gortyn Ophrys Crete, Phaistos 7.4.1990

   

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Orchids

Orchids acc. to scientific Names

.. Relationship

.. German Names

.. English Names

.. Bloom Colors

.. Regions

.. Photo Date

.. Rosettes

.. Tubers + Roots

.. Seed Stems

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