Ophrys fusca | |
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Flower of Ophrys fusca | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Ophrys |
Species: | O. fusca |
Binomial name | |
Ophrys fusca | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Ophrys fusca, commonly known as the sombre bee-orchid or the dark bee-orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to western Asia.[2][3] Most subspecies of the Ophrys fusca are pollinated by males Andrena bees.[4]
Etymology
The genus name Ophrys comes from Greek and means 'eyebrow' - a reference to the hairy fringe of the lip of the flower of many orchids in this genus. The specific epithet fusca means 'dusky' or 'brown', while the subspecies name iricolor refers to the iridescent colouring of the speculum.[5]
Pouyannian mimicry
The somber bee orchid imitates the appearance of a female common sand bee (Andrena flavipes) to attract males for pollination.[6] Further pollinators are the sand bee (Andrena nigroaenea) and the spring silk bee (Colletes cunicularius).[7] This is an example of Pouyannian mimicry
Subspecies
The following subspecies are currently recognized:[1]
- Ophrys fusca subsp. blitopertha (Paulus & Gack) Faurh. & H.A.Pedersen
- Ophrys fusca subsp. cinereophila (Paulus & Gack) Faurh.
- Ophrys fusca subsp. durieui (Rchb.f.) Soó
- Ophrys fusca subsp. funerea (Viv.) Arcang.
- Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca
- Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor (Desf.) K.Richt.
- Ophrys fusca subsp. pallida (Raf.) E.G.Camus
References
- 1 2 "Ophrys fusca Link". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Ofride scura, Sombre Bee Orchid
- ↑ Sto¨kl, J.; et al. (June 2005). "Pollinator attracting odour signals in sexually deceptive orchids of the Ophrys fusca group". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 254 (1–2): 105–120. doi:10.1007/s00606-005-0330-8. S2CID 38170087.
- ↑ "Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor - Rainbow Ophrys". www.first-nature.com. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
- ↑ Jean Claessens (December 11, 2016). Orchid pollination 21: Pseudocopulation of Ophrys araneola by an Andrena-male.
- ↑ Helmut Baumann, Siegfried Künkele und Richard Lorenz: Orchideen Europas mit angrenzenden Gebieten. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 2006, p 156–160.