Ophrys subgen. Bombyliflorae sect. Speculum Hennecke, Beitr. Ophrys 154 (2021).
LSID: 77297532-1
Synonyms/Synonyme
Ophrys sect. Ophrys Nelson 1962 pp
Ophrys sect. Ciliatae P.Quentin 2005 (nom. inval).
Ophrys sect. Speculi Hennecke 2014 (nom. inval).
Diagnosis/Diagnose
Type/Typus
Ophrys speculum Link, J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799 (2): 324 (1800), nom. cons.
Taxa/Taxa
Ophrys speculum var. speculum
var. lusitanica
var. orientalis
x vernixia
Ophrys regis-ferdinandii
x buttleri
Key/Schlüssel
Lip flat, width/length in a ratio of ≤ 1:2
or edges of the lips are bent laterally downwards, side hairs therefore hardly visible from above, lip appears tubular and narrow from above, width/length in a ratio of ≥ 1: 4.
Possible confusion
Both species can be clearly identified in their distribution area and cannot be confused. The varieties are more difficult to recognize because there are many transitional forms towards the nomiante species (Baumann et al. 2004).
