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Ophrys lunulata (Moon Spider Orchid) |
Ophrys lunulata (ORCHIDACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Ophrys lunulata Parlatore
Published in Parl., Gior. Sci. Sic. 62: 4 (1838) | Synonyms : |
Basionym or principal synonym:
Ophrys aranifera subsp. lunulata
(Parl.) E.G.Camus
Full list of synonyms :
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Plant Family : | Orchidaceae The Orchid Family 41 Orchidaceae species recorded from Malta.
Juss. | English name(s) : | Moon Spider Orchid, Crescent Spider Orchid | Maltese name(s) : | Brimba tal-Qamar, Orkida tal-qamar | Status for Malta : | Subendemic. Found in Malta and neighbouring territories such as in south Sicily, Lampedusa, Pantelleria, etc. | Frequency : | Very Common Common Frequent
Scarce Rare
Very Rare Extinct
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Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: GEOPHYTE (Bulbous/Rhizomatous plants)
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon | Legal Protection [link]: | Protected by law: schedule VI of legal notice LN311/2006. (strictly protected species) | Red List (1989) : | Not listed in the Red Data Book of the Maltese Islands | Flowering Time : | Mar-Apr | Colour of Flowers: | Brown or Dark | Remarks : | Photos in this page are not taken from the Maltese Islands. |
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| Species Description and Distribution |
Habitat in Europe: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Data will be available in the next update of this website. |
Botanical Description: |
Plant up to 25 cm. Basal leaves 4-6, oblong-lanceolate. Spike 4- to 7-flowered, lax. Perianth-segments lilac, rarely whitish; outer 10-13 mm, ovate to oblong, obtuse, the lateral close to the labellum and deflexed-patent; inner 2/3 as long as or almost as long as the outer, linear-lanceolate. Labellum 10-12 mm, ovate, 3-lobed, the lateral lobes narrow, without or with small basal protuberances, strongly deflexed, the middle lobe with strongly deflexed margin, brown, rarely blackish-purple, with glabrous, greenish or yellow marginal zone, emarginate at apex, with small appendage; speculum crescentic, whitish or lilac to brown in the centre Connective acute. |
Distributional range: |
• Islands of C. Mediterranean region. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018):
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(Euro+Med Checklist, 2017) -
Country codes |
Si |
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| Images (2 images) | |
Ophrys lunulata - Image Code: OPHLN-0.
| Ophrys lunulata - Image Code: OPHLN-1.
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