Ophrys murbeckii H.Fleischm., Oesterr. Bot. Z. 74: 183, in adnot., hybr. (1925).

LSID: 648006-1

WCSP: not accepted
GBIF: not accepted

Synonyms
Ophrys lutea subsp. murbeckii (H. Fleischm.) Soó, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24:25 (1927).
Ophrys galilaea subsp. murbeckii (H. Fleischm.) Del Prete, Webbia 38: 213 (1984).

Diagnosis
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Terra typica
Afrique du Nord
a) Algérie, Prov. de Const .: between Bougie & Cap Carbon
b) Tunisie: Paturages du Dj. Serdj; sommet you Kalaa-el-Harrat

Type
Syntypes:
a) leg. Murbeck & Olin.,
b) leg. Murbeck (Baumann & Künkele 1986)
Lectotype: 1896-06-09, Tunisia, Dj. Serdj, leg.S. Murbeck, in herb P, P00428487 (Lowe 2011)

Oldest illustration
Fig. 196/1 in Hennecke (2021).

Etymology
named after Svante Samuel Murbeck (* October 20, 1859, † May 26, 1946), a Swedish professor, botanist and researcher.

Possible confusion
The angle measurement on the shoulder does not allow any distinction between the paleohybrid Ophrys murbeckii and the spontaneous hybrid Ophrys x battandieri. Further more, there are plenty of F/BC hybrids with Ophrys x battanderi, O. lutea, O. fusca and O. subfusca, see Gölz & Reinhard (2000).The distribution area is different to O. sicula.

Variability
Enormous, due to hybrydisation.

Flowering phenology
March to May (Baumann et al. 2006)

Fruit set
unknown

Pollinator insects
unknown

Chromosome number
x = 18, 2n = 2x = 36 (CCDB)

Ecology
Ophrys murbeckii grows in more humid habitats than O. sicula or O. lutea.

Altitude distribution
0-800 m (Baumann et al. 2006)

General distribution