Aegean ragwort
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The Aegean Ragwurz ( Ophrys argolica subsp. Aegaea ) is a subspecies of the Argolic Ragwurz ( Ophrys argolica ) from the kind of Ragwurzen ( Ophrys ) in the family of orchid (Orchidaceae). It occurs only on a few Greek islands.
description
Vegetative characteristics
The Aegean Ragwurz is a perennial herbaceous plant that usually reaches heights of 10 to 20 (7.5 to 30) centimeters. As a permanent organ, it forms tubers .
Generative characteristics
The hermaphrodite flowers are zygomorphic and threefold. The lip measures 11 to 14 × 16 to 20 millimeters. It is dark maroon in color, the middle field is lighter red-orange-brown. With the exception of the outer edge and the middle, it is densely brownish-brown-violet, velvety hairy. The hair on the shoulders is sometimes a little lighter. The hallmark of the Aegean ragwort is the drawing on the lip, which consists of two separate wedges.
Ecology and phenology
In Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea is a tuber geophyte . The flowering time is in March.
Occurrence
Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea occurs on Karpathos , Amorgos and possibly also on Kasos . It grows on wasteland, on Phrygana , in pine forests, in olive and carob groves at altitudes of 150 to 850 meters.
Taxonomy
The first description was in 1987 as Art Ophrys aegaea by Manfred Kalteisen and Hans R. Reinhard in Mitteilungsblatt, Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen Baden-Württemberg; Contribute to the conservation and research of native orchids. , Volume 19, Number 4, Page 918. A new combination to the subspecies Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea (Cold Iron & HRReinhard) HAPedersen & Faurh. took place in 2002 in Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen and Niels Faurholdt : Orchidee (Hamburg) , volume 53, page 345. This name was confirmed in Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen, Niels Faurholdt: Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe. , 2007, pp. 1-297. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. and in P. Dimopoulos, T. Raus, E. Bergmeier, T. Constantinidis, G. Iatrou, S. Kokkini, A. Strid, D. Tzanoudakis: Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist. , Pp. 1–372, Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens , 2013. A synonym of the subspecies is Ophrys ferrum-equinum subsp. aegaea (Kalteisen & HRReinhard) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz .
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literature
- Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder : Excursion flora for Crete . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 .
- HG Kretschmar, W. Eccarius: Orchids Kreta & Dodekanes. Mediterrano Editions 2004, ISBN 960-8227-43-7 .
- Henrik Ærenlund Pedersen, Niels Faurholdt: Ophrys. The Bee Orchids of Europe. , 2007, ISBN 978-1842-4615-25 , pp. 1-297.
- P. Dimopoulos, T. Raus, E. Bergmeier, T. Constantinidis, G. Iatrou, S. Kokkini, A. Strid, D. Tzanoudakis: Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist. , Pp. 1–372, Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens , 2013.
Individual evidence
- ^ Helmut Baumann , Siegfried Künkele and Richard Lorenz: Orchids in Europe with adjacent areas . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart, 2006, page 152.
- ↑ a b Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Ophrys argolica subsp. aegaea. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved February 28, 2020.