Ophrys omegaifera

Omega bee-orchid
Flower of Ophrys omegaifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Ophrys
Species:	O. omegaifera
Binomial name
Ophrys omegaifera
Synonyms[1]
Ophrys lutea subsp. omegaifera (H.Fleischm.) Soó. Ophrys fusca subsp. omegaifera () E.Nelson

Ophrys omegaifera, the omega bee-orchid, is a species of orchid^[2] native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Syria.^[1]

Subspecies and varieties[]

Numerous subspecific and varietal names have been proposed. At present (May 2014), 6 such names are recognized:^[1]

• Ophrys omegaifera var. basilissa (C.Alibertis, A.Alibertis & H.R.Reinhard) Faurh - Greece
• Ophrys omegaifera subsp. dyris (Maire) Del Prete - Spain, Portugal, Morocco, Balearic Islands
• Ophrys omegaifera subsp. fleischmannii (Hayek) Del Prete - Crete and other Greek islands
• Ophrys omegaifera subsp. hayekii (H.Fleischm. & Soó) Kreutz - Sicily, Algeria, Tunisia
• Ophrys omegaifera subsp. israelitica (H.Baumann & Künkele) G.Morschek & K.Morschek - Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece
• Ophrys omegaifera subsp. omegaifera - Turkey, Greek islands
• Ophrys omegaifera subsp. apollonae - Turkey, Greek islands

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Ophrys omegaifera at Wikimedia Commons

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