Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser)
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| Ophrys lychnitis PAULUS & M.HIRTH |
| Fam.: Orchidaceae / Orchid Family |
| Genus: Ophrys L. |
Ophrys lychnitis was described in 2016 by M. Hirth and H. F. Paulus in J.Eur.Orch. 48 (2-4): 346 - 388 from the Cyclades island of Paros. Ophrys lychnitis and Ophrys dictynnae, which occurs on Crete and in many other parts of Greece, have the same pollinator, Eucera albofasciata. However, Paulus assumed that Ophrys dictynnae and Ophrys lychnitis were two convergent evolutions towards the same pollinator. Further investigations have to show whether this is really the case or whether Ophrys lychnitis is a synonym of Ophrys dictynnae. |
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| Hannes Franz Paulus (1943 - ), German biologist | |||
| Monika Hirth, German 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 | ||
| lychnitis: | Roman plant name, from 'shiny' | ||
| dictynnae: | Lady from the Dikti Mountains, a historical Cretan illustration | ||
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Fig. 1: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 2: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 3: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 4: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 5: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 6: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 7: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Paros 27.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 8: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Iraklia 21.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 9: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Iraklia 21.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 10: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Iraklia 21.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 11: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Iraklia 21.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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Fig. 12: Ophrys lychnitis / Shining Orchid Cyclades, Iraklia 21.3.2022 (Photo: Helmut Presser) |
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