Ophrys tenthredinifera

Sawfly orchid
Sawfly orchid in Mallorca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Ophrys
Species:	O. tenthredinifera
Binomial name
Ophrys tenthredinifera Willd.
Synonyms [1]
Arachnites tenthrediniferus(Willd.) Tod. Ophrys insectifera var. roseaDesf. Ophrys villosaDesf. Ophrys grandifloraTen. Ophrys tenoreanaLindl. Arachnites limbatusLink Ophrys limbataLink Ophrys neglectaParl. Ophrys rosea(Desf.) Dufour Ophrys tabaniferaSieber ex Nyman Ophrys di-stefaniLojac Ophrys hookeriOrph. ex Soó Ophrys tetuanensisPau Ophrys apriliaDevillers & Devillers-Tersch. Ophrys dictynnaeP.Delforge Ophrys leochromaP.Delforge Ophrys ulysseaP.Delforge Ophrys spectabilis(Kreutz & Zelesny) Paulus Ophrys koraeM.Hirth & Paulus Ophrys leochroma var. sanctae-marcellae(Saliaris, A.Saliaris & A.Alibertis) P.Delforge Ophrys neglecta var. riphaeaF.M.Vázquez

Ophrys tenthredinifera, or the sawfly orchid, is a terrestrial species of orchid native to the Mediterranean region from Portugal and Morocco to Turkey. ^{[1] [2]} The common name refers to a purported resemblance between the flower and the sawfly, a wasp-like insect.

Many subspecies, varieties and forms have been proposed, but as of May 2014, none are recognized. ^[1]

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Ofride fior di Vespa, Sawfly Orchid

External links

• Media related to Ophrys tenthredinifera at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Ophrys tenthredinifera at Wikispecies