| Orchis simia Lam., it is a tuberous geophyte, perennial, up to 20-50 cm, glabrous, with entire ovoid tubers. Leaves oblong, green, pinkish white or ash flowers, punctuated with purple, in a short, tight oval spike. Bracts much shorter than the ovary, divisions of the perianth connivent in an ovoid-acuminate helmet, fused internally. Labellum tripartite, with middle lobe divided into 2 lobules as narrow and about as long as the lateral lobes, all lobes linear-narrow, and entire, curved forward, imitating a monkey, spur half shorter than the ovary. Life Form: G, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern:–—————-, Phytochoria: ES+MED, The native range of this species is Europe to Iran, N. Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649128-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/649128-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000260021, https://www.gbif.org/species/2812415, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/161395/orchis-simia-lam, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/809.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_orchissinge.php |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Gubba, Lamluda 1933 Shahat, Slonta, Lamluda 1934 Shahat and Baida Littoria, Between Taknis and Marawah 1939 Wadi El-Kauf 1968 (5 km) E. of Marawah 1984 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Orchidaceae Vol. (119) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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