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Ophrys apifera

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Ophrys apifera

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Also known as Bee orchid

species of plant

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Ophrys apifera, commonly known as the Bee Orchid, is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It belongs to the genus Ophrys within the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The organism is classified under the kingdom Plantae. Other common names for this taxon include Bienen-Ragwurz, الحاجبية النحلية, Urchidea abba, and tořič včelonosný.

Records indicate that Ophrys apifera has been documented in Italy, Spain, France, Greece, and Austria. The species holds a regional conservation status of Critically Endangered. Various databases contain numerous observations and records associated with this orchid, including 217,548 occurrences and 27,781 observations.

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Species

Bee Orchid

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France
Observations27,781
Observations recorded217,548

二名法 Ophrys apiferaHuds. 蜂蘭(學名:Ophrys apifera)是蜂蘭屬下的一種植物,廣泛分佈于歐洲、北非和西亞,且是英國貝德福德郡的郡花。[1] 此外也見於北美洲和東亞。 其種加詞的意思是“有蜂的”,用以指代其蜂狀的花瓣。[2] 而這種花也會分泌利己素模仿雌蜂的氣味,以吸引Tetralonia cressa和Eucera pulveraceae這兩種蜂的雄蜂。[3] 蜂蘭上最像蜂的花也最有可能吸引到這些蜂,因此就會得到更高的授粉機率。[4] 變種 Ophrys apifera var. apifera Ophrys apifera var. bicolor Ophrys apifera var. botteronii Ophrys apifera var. friburgensis Ophrys apifera var. immaculata Ophrys apifera var. trollii 各個變種 Ophrys apifera var. aurita Ophrys apifera var. bicolor Ophrys apifera var. botteronii Ophrys apifera var. trollii 參考文獻 ^ Plantlife website County Flowers page 互联网档案馆的存檔,存档日期2015-04-30. ^ WORDS Latin-to-English Dictionary by William Whittaker, AbleMedia Classics Technology Center, accessed 2014-11-13 ^ Fenster, Charles B.; Marten-Rodrıguez, Silvana. Reproductive Assurance and the Evolution of Pollination Specialization (PDF). International Journal of Plant Sciences (The University of Chicago). 2207, 168 (2): 215–228 [2 September 2013]. doi:10.1086/509647. 请检查|date=中的日期值 (帮助) ^ Dawkins, R. (1986) The Blind Watchmaker

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,646
With media
1,499
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
CAS, MICH, WIS
Recorded in
Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Austria, Germany, United Kingdom

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Ophrys
Image
(MHNT) Ophrys apifera - Villeneuve-lès-Bouloc - Flower.jpg
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taxon name
Ophrys apifera
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Ophrys apifera
taxon common name
čebeljeliko mačje uho
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Ophrys apifera
short name
O. apifera
regional conservation status
Critically Endangered
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Encyclopedic overview

Ophrys apifera, known in Europe as the bee orchid, is a perennial herbaceous plant of the genus Ophrys, in the family of Orchidaceae. It serves as an example of sexually deceptive pollination and floral mimicry, a highly selective and highly evolved plant–pollinator relationship.

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