Family |
Orchidaceae
Ophrys bornmuelleri
M.Schulze
Ophrys bornmuelleri M.Schulze
First published in Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins, n.f., 13–14: 127 (1899).
(Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie, vol. 1, p. 331, Pl. CIX, 1; 1966)
Description
Life-form & habit: Tuberous perennial with a stem 10–40 cm tall.
Leaves: Two to four basal leaves, ovate-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, and one or two stem leaves with a distinct blade.
Inflorescence & flowers: Bracts green, the lower ones longer than the flowers. Ovary cylindrical and hairless. Sepals white or greenish, sometimes faintly pink; the middle sepal slightly hooded and the longer lateral sepals 9–11 mm long, often blunt. Petals very small, triangular and green. Lip triangular when spread, brown and velvety, strongly convex when fresh, with prominent lateral swellings and a forward-projecting terminal appendage. Hairless central marks and yellow lines become indistinct on drying.
Flowering and habitat
Phenology: April–May.
Habitat & elevation: More or less wooded places.
Distribution
Lebanese distribution: Beirut, near Antelias, Nahr el Kelb, Ras Chekka, Khalde, Jezzine, Abey, Deir Qarqafe above Kfar Chima, below Broummana, Araya, Kennaby, Jaita, Aramoun, Rayfoun and the spring of Jouit.
Syrian distribution: The Alawite mountains, Tell Aqibrin, Kafer in Jabal Druze and Fiq.
Recorded locations: Kornet Chehwan, Kfertay.
Native range: Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iraq, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine and Türkiye.