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Ophrys pollinensis  E.NELSON ex DEVILLERS-TERSCH. & P.DELFORGE

Fam.:  Orchidaceae / Orchid Family

Genus:  Ophrys  L.

Authors:
	E.NELSON:		Erich Nelson (1897 - 1980), Austrian botanist
	DEVILLERS-TERSCH.:		Jean Devillers-Terschuren (1955 - ), Canadian orchid specialist in Belgium
	P.DELFORGE:		Pierre Delforge (1945 - ), Belgian 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
	pollinensis:		from Monte Pollino (Italy)

Fig. 1:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Prov. Cosenza, Sant'Agata di Esaro 22.4.2003

Fig. 2:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Prov. Cosenza, Sant'Agata di Esaro 9.5.1989

Fig. 3:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Prov. Cosenza, Sant'Agata di Esaro 9.5.1989

Fig. 4:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Cilento 16.3.2002

Fig. 5:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Cilento 16.3.2002

Fig. 6:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Monti Alburni 8.5.1989

Fig. 7:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Monti Alburni 8.5.1989

Fig. 8:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Sorrent 7.5.1997

Fig. 9:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Sorrent 7.5.1997

Fig. 10:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Sorrent 7.5.1997

Fig. 11:  Ophrys pollinensis / Monte Pollino Bee Orchid I Sorrent 4.5.1997

   

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