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Ophrys tenthredinifera subsp. grandiflora
(Large-flowered Sawfly Orchid) |
Ophrys tenthredinifera subsp. grandiflora (ORCHIDACEAE.)
Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands after year 2000. |
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| Nomenclature and Basic Information |
Species name : |
Ophrys tenthredinifera subsp. grandiflora(Ten.) Kreutz
Published in Willd., Sp. Pl. 4: 67 (1805) |
Synonyms :
(basionym or principal syn.) |
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Plant Family : |
Orchidaceae
Juss. (The Orchid Family)
41 species from the Orchidaceae family are recorded from the Maltese Islands. | English name(s) : | Large-flowered Sawfly Orchid, Sicilian Sawfly Orchid |
Maltese name(s) : |
Naħla kbira |
Status for Malta : |
Subendemic. Found in Malta and neighbouring territories such as in Sicily,
Lampedusa, Pantelleria, and other islands. |
Frequency : |
Very Common Common Frequent Scarce Rare Very rare Extinct |
Growth form : |
Raunkiaer lifeform [info]: GEOPHYTE ( bearing underground bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, etc. )
Germination [info]: Monocotyledon |
Legal Protection : |
Protected by law: Schedule III and VI of [S.L. 549.44] (strictly protected species) |
Red List (1989) : |
Threatened status for the Maltese Islands and has been listed in the Red Data Book (1st ed.) |
Flowering Time : |
March – April |
Colour of Flowers: |
Pink or Brown |
Name Derivation : |
Ophrys: Eyebrow, referring to the brown, furry edges found in the flowering lips of several. (Latin origin )
tenthredinifera subsp. grandiflora:
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Remarks : |
Photos in this profile are not from the Maltese Islands and are intended for educational purposes. If you find in Malta plants which look similar to the ones illustrated below kindly email me and send some photos for verification. This species is very rare and if still exists in our islands, it should be safeguarded. If you would like to submit photos in the website, you will be acknowledged accordingly on the photo. Many thanks to Alenka for submitting these beautiful photos to MaltaWildPlants.com |
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Description, Habitat and Distribution | |
Habitat in Europe: |
Grassland, garigue, rocky scrub; calcicole. | |
Preferred habitat in Malta: |
Garigue and steppes somewhat preffering sites close to the coast. | |
Botanical Description: |
Plant 10-45 cm. Basal leaves ovate to lanceolate, subobtuse or acute, the cauline similar, acute. Spike 3- to 8-flowered, lax. Perianth-segments purplish or purplish-violet, rarely whitish; outer 6-12 mm, broadly ovate, obtuse, glabrous, concave; inner usually 1/3 as long as the outer, broadly triangular, papillose-velutinous. Labellum (8-)11-14 x 11-14 mm, obovate, square or flabelliform, convex, entire, rarely oblong and emarginate or indistinctly 3-lobed, purplish-brown, velutinous, usually with a wide, yellow, densely hairy marginal zone, with a glabrous appendage, with short, inconspicuous basal protuberances; speculum reduced, often 2-fid, rarely scutelliform, composed of brown spots. Connective obtuse. | |
Chromosome number: |
2n=36 | |
Distributional range: |
Mediterranean region, C. & S. Portugal. |
Distributional map in Europe
and the Mediterranean region (2018): |
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Occurrences in Europe.
(from Flora Europaea pre year 1993): |
the Balaeric Islands, Corse, Crete, France (incl. Monaco and Channel Islands but excluding Corse), Greece, Spain (incl. Andorra but excl. the Balaerics), Italy (excl. Sicily and Sardignia), Portugal, Sardinia, Sicily and/or Malta, Turkey (European part) |
Occurrences in Europe and the Mediterranean region.
(from Euro+Med Checklist, 2019)
Country codes
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AE(G) Ag Al Bl Co Cr Cy Ga Gr Hs It Li Lu Ma Sa Si Tn Tu(A E) |
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Atlas Flora Europaea
GBIF Distribution map
