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		Ophrys melena  (RENZ) PAULUS & GACK

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	RENZ:		Jany Renz (1907 - 1999), Swiss botanist
	PAULUS:		Hannes Franz Paulus (1943 - ), German biologist
	GACK:		Claudia Gack, German biologist from Freiburg in Breisgau
	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
	melena:		dark colored

Fig. 1:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Peloponnes, Gramousa 1.4.2013

Fig. 2:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Peloponnes, Gramousa 1.4.2013

Fig. 3:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Peloponnes, Gramousa 1.4.2013

Fig. 4:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Athen 28.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 5:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Athen 28.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 6:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Athen 28.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 7:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Athen 28.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 8:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Athen 28.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 9:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Attika 29.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 10:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Attika 29.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 11:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Attika 29.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 12:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Attika 29.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

Fig. 13:  Ophrys melena / Darklip Orchid GR Larissa 30.4.1995 (Photo: Helmut Presser)

   

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Orchids

Orchids acc. to scientific Names

.. Relationship

.. German Names

.. English Names

.. Bloom Colors

.. Regions

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.. Rosettes

.. Tubers + Roots

.. Seed Stems

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