Biology:Ophrys kotschyi
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Short description: Species of orchid
| Cyprus bee orchid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Ophrys |
| Species: | O. kotschyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys kotschyi H.Fleischm. & Soó[1]
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Ophrys kotschyi, the Cyprus bee orchid or Kotschy's ophrys, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to south-western Turkey and Cyprus.[1] Ophrys kotschyi occurs in grasslands and in open pine woodlands. It is listed as "near-threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies that were formerly recognized, Ophrys kotschyi subsp. ariadnae and Ophrys kotschyi subsp. cretica, are now placed in a separate species, Ophrys cretica.[3] This had been suggested in a 2011 molecular phylogenetic study.[4] As of September 2025[update], Plants of the World Online accepted no subspecies of Ophrys kotschyi.[1]
Ecology
Ophrys kotschyi is pollinated by anthophorine bees of the genus Melecta.
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Flower of O. kotschyi from Cyprus -
Flower of the somewhat similar O. cretica, from Rhodes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Ophrys kotschyi H.Fleischm. & Soó" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/647958-1.
- ↑ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- ↑ "Ophrys cretica (Vierh.) E.Nelson" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/647856-1.
- ↑ 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)
Wikidata ☰ Q1785436 entry
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