Ophrys kotschyi, the Cyprus bee orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to Greece and Cyprus.[1][3]
Ophrys kotschyi occurs in grasslands and in open pine woodlands. It is listed as "near-threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.[4]
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized (as of May 2014):[1] Some molecular studies have suggested that the Greek populations might be only superficially similar, that they evolved independently from the Cypriot populations, thus perhaps meriting recognition as a distinct species.[5]
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. ariadnae (Paulus) Faurh. - Greece
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. cretica (Soó) H.Sund. - Crete and other Greek islands
- Ophrys kotschyi subsp. kotschyi – Cyprus
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ophrys kotschyi
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Ophrys kotschyi subsp. kotschyi
- ^ Fleischmann, Andreas & Soó von Bere, Károly Rezsö. 1926. Notizblatt des Botanischen Gartens und Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem 9: 908.
- ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- ^ Gábor Sramkó, Gergely Gulyás & Attila Molnár V. 2011. Convergent evolution in Ophrys kotschyi (Orchidaceae) revisited: a study using nrITS and cpIGS sequences. Ann. Bot. Fennici 48: 97–106, Helsinki, ISSN 1797-2442
External links
- Plant Net Cyprus, Establishment of a Plant Micro-Reserve Network in Cyprus for the Conservation of Priority Species and Habitats, Ophrys kotschyi
- Orchids of Cyprus, Ophrys kotschyi
- Cyprus Center of Environmental Research and Education Holy Church of Limassol, The species of March, Ophrys kotschyi
- Forum fur Naturfotografen, Kotschys Ragwurz (Ophrys kotschyi)
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