Ophrys bombyliflora
| Bumblebee 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. bombyliflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophrys bombyliflora | |
Ophrys bombyliflora, the bumblebee orchid, is a
in reference to the appearance of the flowers of this species.Ophrys bombyliflora is pollinated by males of
solitary bees of the genus Eucera (which are not bumblebees).[2] As with other species of Ophrys, the flowers mimic the females in appearance and scent. Earlier-emerging males attempt to mate with the flowers ("pseudocopulation"), collecting pollinia in the process which they transfer to other flowers of the same species.[3]
References
- ^ Brown, R.W. (1956), Composition of scientific words: A manual of methods and a lexicon of materials for the practice of logotechnics, Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press
- ISBN 978-0-00-220024-0, p. 349
- ^ Delforge 1995, p. 291
External links
Media related to Ophrys bombyliflora at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ophrys bombyliflora at Wikispecies- Tela Botanica, Ophrys bombyx
- First Nature, Ophrys bombyliflora - Bumblebee Orchid
- Arkive, Wildscreen, Bumble-bee orchid (Ophrys bombyliflora)
- Junta de Andalucia, Ophrys bombyliflora
- Orquídeas Ibéricas, Ophrys bombyliflora
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