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This is an eight species group of oriental distribution. O. attica is the most western one, reaching the Ionian islands. On the other side, O. khuzestanica stretches out as far as Iran and O. abchasica as far as Azerbaijan. The wonderful O. kotschyi is endemic to Cyprus.
| B9-1. B9-2. B9-3. B9-4. B9-5. B9-6. B9-7. B9-8. |
O. attica O. umbilicata O. bucephala O. flavomarginata O. khuzestanica O. lapethica O. abchasica O. kotschyi |
| O. attica 1 | Greece, Lakonia | 10-04-1993 |
| O. attica 2 | Greece, Lakonia | 10-04-1993 |
| O. attica 3 | Greece, Lakonia | 10-04-1993 |
| O. attica 4 | Greece, Lakonia | 10-04-1993 |
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As far as the situation on the island of Lesbos is concerned, see what is said under the next species, O. bucephala A propos de la situation dans l'île de Lesbos, référez-vous à l'espèce suivante, O. bucephala | |||
| O. umbilicata 1 form with white petals and sepals |
Cyprus | 28-03-1989 | |
| O. umbilicata 2 form with pink petals and sepals |
Cyprus | 29-03-1989 | |
| O. umbilicata 3 form with very small flowers |
Greece, Lesbos | 14-04-1998 | |
| O. umbilicata 4 form with very small flowers |
Greece, Lesbos | 14-04-1998 | |
| O. umbilicata 5 transitional form to O. bucephala |
Greece, Lesbos | 12-04-1998 | |
| O. umbilicata 6 transitional form to O. bucephala |
Greece, Lesbos | 12-04-1998 | |
| O. umbilicata 7 Slide Hans Dekker Hoogeveen, The Netherlands |
Turkey, Antalya Olympos | 27-03-2004 | |
| O. umbilicata 8 Slide Hans Dekker Hoogeveen, The Netherlands |
Turkey, Antalya Karagac | 24-03-2006 | |
| O. umbilicata 9 Slide Hans Dekker Hoogeveen, The Netherlands |
Turkey, Antalya Tekkekoy | 24-03-2006 | |
| O. umbilicata 10 Slide Hans Dekker Hoogeveen, The Netherlands |
Turkey, Antalya Karagac | 24-03-2006 | |
| O. umbilicata 11 | Greece, Samos Palaeokastro - Posidonia | 10-04-2006 | |
| O. umbilicata 12 | Greece, Samos Palaeokastro - Posidonia | 10-04-2006 | |
| O. umbilicata 13 | Greece, Samos Palaeokastro - Posidonia | 10-04-2006 | |
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On the island of Lesbos, it appears to exist a cline of size of the flowers of O. umbilicata: they vary from very small ones to very large ones. It seems to be the plants in the upper part of this interval of variability which received the name O. bucephala. Slides 5-6 under O. umbilicata show transitional forms between the two species. Flowers of these plants were smaller than those of O. bucephala. Around May 10, 2009 the species was at the very end of its flowering period and it was very difficult to still find flowers good enough to be snapped. A Lesbos, il semble exister un cline dans la taille des fleurs d'O. umbilicata. Il y en a des petites, des moyennes et des grandes. Il semble que ce soient les plantes dont les fleurs occupent la partie supérieure de l'intervalle de variation qui ont été appelées O. bucephala. Les dias 5-6 d'O. umbilicata montrent des formes intermédiaires entre les deux espèces. Ces fleurs étaient plus petites que celles d'O. bucephala. Vers le 10 mai 2009, l'espèce était à l'extrême fin de sa floraison et il était devenu très difficile de trouver des fleurs encore photographiables. Bibliography : Gölz,P. & Reinhard,H.R. 1989.- Zur Orchideenflora von Lesbos. Mitt. Bl. Arbeitskr. Heim. Orch. Baden-Württ. 21: 1-87. | ||
| O. bucephala 1 | Greece, Lesbos | 12-04-1998 |
| O. bucephala 2 | Greece, Lesbos | 12-04-1998 |
| O. bucephala 3 Slide Jennifer Byrne St. Andrews, Scotland |
Greece, Lesbos | 06-04-2003 |
| O. bucephala 4 Slide Spyridon Tsiftsis Drama, Greece |
Greece, Lesbos Plomari - Neohori | 09-05-2009 |
| O. bucephala 5 Two flowers |
Greece, Lesbos Plomari - Neohori | 09-05-2009 |
| O. bucephala 6 | Greece, Lesbos Plomari - Neohori | 09-05-2009 |
| O. bucephala 7 Side view |
Greece, Lesbos Plomari - Neohori | 09-05-2009 |
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This oriental species is known from Cyprus and Israel, in the latter country being very rare and of local occurence. The species was of course also discovered in Syria. It flowers more early than O. umbilicata and has larger flowers. Cette espèce orientale est connue de Chypre et d'Israël, rare et localisée dans ce dernier pays. On l'a bien entendu aussi découverte en Syrie. Elle fleurit plus tôt q'O. umbilicata et ses fleurs sont plus grandes. Bibliography : Faurholdt,N. 2003.- Notes on the genus Ophrys in Cyprus and Israel. J. Eur. Orch. 35: 739-750. Hennecke, G. & M. 2002.- Orchideen in Israel. J. Eur. Orch. 34: 97-114. Schönfelder, M. & H. 2000.- Orchideen in Nordwesten Syriens. Ber. Arbeitskrs. Heim. Orchid. 17(2): 89-105. | ||
| O. flavomarginata 1 | Cyprus | 28-03-1989 |
| O. flavomarginata 2 | Cyprus | 27-03-1989 |
| O. flavomarginata 3 | Cyprus | 27-03-1989 |
| O. flavomarginata 4 | Cyprus | 29-03-1989 |
| O. flavomarginata 5 Slide Oron Peri Tivon, Israel |
Israel, Tel Aviv Park Yakum | 20-02-2004 |
| O. flavomarginata 6 Slide Oron Peri Tivon, Israel |
Israel Mount Carmel | 02-2004 |
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This is an oriental species distributed from south-east Anatolia to the provinces of Khuzestan and Fars in Iran, which makes of it the most south-oriental of any Ophrys species. Cette espèce moyen-orientale est répartie du sud-est de l'Anatolie aux provinces du Khuzestan et de Fars en Iran, ce qui en fait l'espèce d'Ophrys qui s'étend le plus vers le sud-est. Bibliography : Kreutz,C.A.J. 1998.- Die Orchideen der Tü:rkei. Selbstverlag, Landgraaf. Would you be interested with C.A.J.Kreutz's books about European orchids, simply click HERE. Si vous êtes intéréssé par les livres de C.A.J.Kreutz consacrés aux orchidées européennes, cliquez ICI. | ||
| O. khuzestanica 1 Slide C.A.J.Kreutz Landgraaf, The Netherlands |
Turkey, Diyarbakir | 18-05-1988 |
| O. khuzestanica 2 Slide C.A.J.Kreutz Landgraaf, The Netherlands |
Turkey, Diyarbakir | 14-05-1988 |
| O. khuzestanica 3 Slide C.A.J.Kreutz Landgraaf, The Netherlands |
Turkey, Diyarbakir | 14-05-1988 |
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This is the scolopax-like Ophrys from Cyprus. Il s'agit de l'Ophrys qui ressemble à O. scolopax à Chypre. Bibliography: Gölz,P. & Reinhard,H.R. 1989.- Über einige Besonderheiten im ostmediterranen Ophrys scolopax-Komplex Mitt. Bl. Arbeitskr. Heim. Orch. Baden-Württ. 21: 1040-1067. | ||
| O. lapethica 1 | Cyprus | 28-03-1989 |
| O. lapethica 2 | Cyprus | 28-03-1989 |
| O. lapethica 3 | Cyprus | 28-03-1989 |
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This most splendid Ophrys is endemic to Cyprus where there are very nice populations in the south of the island. Cette magnifique espèce est endémique de Chypre, où il y en a de très belles populations dans le sud de l'île. Bibliography: Delforge, P. 1990.- Contribution à la connaissance des orchidées du sud-ouest de Chypre et remarques sur quelques espèces méditerranéennes. Natural. belges 71 (Orchid. 4): 103-144. | ||
| O. kotschyi 1 | Cyprus | 28-03-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 2 | Cyprus | 01-04-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 3 | Cyprus | 01-04-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 4 | Cyprus | 01-04-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 5 | Cyprus | 29-03-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 6 | Cyprus | 01-04-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 7 | Cyprus | 01-04-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 8 | Cyprus | 01-04-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 9 | Cyprus | 01-04-1989 |
| O. kotschyi 10 Slide Hans Dekker Hoogeveen, The Netherlands |
Cyprus | 12-03-2003 |
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