Ophrys aegilica Engelen
, Fl. Medit. 30: 281, f. 2-3, 6-7 (2020).- IPNI Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)
- urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77213742-1
- Publication
- Flora Mediterranea; Acta Herbarii Mediterranei Panormitani sub Auspiciis Societas Botanicorum Mediterraneorum Optima Nuncupata Edita.
- Collation
- 30: 281, f. 2-3, 6-7
- Date of Publication
- 17 Dec 2020
- Family as entered in IPNI
- Orchidaceae
Type Information
- Collector Team
- Dries Engelen s.n.
- Locality
- About 700 m southwest of Skariana area, in the central north part of Antikythera island, UTM (WGS84) Zone 34S, 143 m
- Collection Date
- 22 Mar 2018
- Type Herbaria
- holotype NHMC 43-12785
- Latitude
- 35° 52' 1" N
- Longitude
- 23° 18' 6" E
- Distribution Of Types
- Greece (Southeastern Europe, Europe)
Nomenclatural Notes
[epublished]
Remarks
doi:10.7320/FlMedit30.273 Etymology: 'As O. aegilica is the first orchid species described from Antikythera, its name is derived from Aegila (Αἰγιλα), which was the name of Antikythera during the Hellenistic and Roman times. This classical name probably meant 'goat island'.'