Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusOphrys
Scientific name with authorshipOphrys sphegodes Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Arachnites atrata (Rchb.f.) Bubani, 1902Arachnites atratus (Rchb.f.) Tod.Arachnites fuciflorus var. ambiguus Tod.Ophrys aranifera f. istriaca SoóOphrys aranifera f. ocellata Lojac.Ophrys aranifera f. pseudaranifera MurrOphrys aranifera f. squalida Gren.Ophrys aranifera f. viridiflora Gren.Ophrys aranifera subsp. arachnitiformis (Gren. & Philippe) E.G.CamusOphrys aranifera subsp. incubacea (Bianca) SoóOphrys aranifera var. ambigua (Tod.) Guss.Ophrys aranifera var. atrata Rchb.f.Ophrys aranifera var. rubriflora RivasGodayOphrys atrata Lindl.Ophrys atrata var. incubacea (Bianca) NymanOphrys biceratia DelileOphrys biceratia Delile ex NymanOphrys brutia P.DelforgeOphrys cyanogramma Welw.Ophrys cyanogramma Welw. ex NymanOphrys garganica subsp. castricaesaris (Looken) KreutzOphrys incubacea BiancaOphrys incubacea subsp. brutia (P.Delforge) KreutzOphrys incubacea subsp. castricaesaris LookenOphrys incubacea subsp. pacensis F.M.VázquezOphrys incubacea var. dianensis Perazza & DoroOphrys incubacea var. rubriflora (RivasGoday) F.M.VázquezOphrys passionis subsp. castricaesaris (Looken) KreutzOphrys sphegodes subsp. amanensis E.NelsonOphrys sphegodes subsp. taurica Soó
Documented use categories
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier648128-1
Use codesME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Medicinal Plant Names Services v8.2
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.