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Ophrys_x_tumentia (Large-breasted Bee orchid) |
Ophrys_x_tumentia (ORCHIDACEAE.) Images for this profile are taken from the Maltese Islands at or after year 2000. |
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Nomenclature |
Species name : | Ophrys_x_tumentia
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Basionym or principal synonyms: Ophrys pectus Raf. Full list of synonyms:
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Plant Family : | | English name(s) : | Large-breasted Bee orchid | Maltese name(s) : | Dubbiena ta' Sidirha Kbir | Status for Malta : | Endemic. Occurs only on the Maltese islands | Remarks : | - |
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Morphology and structure |
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Growth Form: |
GEOPHYTE (bearing underground bulbs, rhizomes, stolons, etc.) |
Habitat: |
Garigue, steppes and maquis where its putative parent co-exist together |
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Scarce |
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Protection in Malta: |
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 |
Poison: |
Data not available |
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