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Ophrys × arachnitiformis

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Details
Ethnobotanical Use
General Uses
Synonyms
Common Names
Subtypes (subspecies, varieties, subvarieties, forms)
Germination/Propagation
Distribution
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Genome
Scientific Literature
Phytochemical Profile
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Internal ID UUID643fe55a3251b303475783
Scientific name Ophrys × arachnitiformis
Authority Gren. & M.Philippe
First published in Mém. Soc. Émul. Doubs , sér. 3, 4: 391 (1860)

Ethnobotanical Use Top

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Ethnobotanical Uses for *Ophrys × arachnitiformis* (Authority: Gren. & M.Philippe)

No documented ethnobotanical uses exist for this taxon involving traditional preparations such as teas, decoctions, tinctures, macerations, or poultices. The genus *Ophrys*, commonly known as spider orchids, is primarily known for its ecological role in specialized pollination strategies and its aesthetic value in horticulture and conservation contexts. There are no records within ethnobotanical monographs, peer-reviewed journals, or reputable historical sources citing medicinal or culinary applications for *Ophrys × arachnitiformis* or closely related species within this genus. This absence is noted across multiple regional studies of Mediterranean flora (e.g., IUCN Red List entries, European botanical surveys), which often include ethnographic data where relevant. While the genus exhibits fascinating floral chemistry, particularly phenols and alkaloids related to pollinator attraction, there is no established medicinal tradition linked to the *Ophrys* genus, specifically *Ophrys × arachnitiformis*, nor evidence of its use in folk practices documented by recognized ethnobotanical research. Therefore, no ethnobotanical description for traditional uses, recipes, or cultural applications is available.

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Common products:
Research reference material.

Industrial and craft applications:
None documented beyond research uses.

Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
None documented.

Colorants and tanning:
None documented.

Wood and fiber:
None documented.

Fragrance and cosmetics:
None documented.

Properties relevant to use:
None documented.

Standards and regulation:
None applicable beyond standard biological research databases (e.g., accepted name in taxonomic databases, annotation in scientific literature).

Sustainability and sourcing:
Wild collection is generally discouraged; cultivated or responsibly sourced material is preferred for research use.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name Authority First published in
Ophrys aranifera var. morisii Martelli Monocot. Sardoae 1: 62 (1896)
Ophrys aranifera var. specularia Rchb.f. Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 13-14: 90, 91 (1851)
Ophrys archipelagi Gölz & H.R.Reinhard Mitt. Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 18: 731 (1986)
Ophrys aschersonii Nanteuil Bull. Soc. Bot. France 34: 423 (1887 publ. 1888)
Ophrys augustae A.Fuchs Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 51: 136 (1928)
Ophrys castellana Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers Naturalistes Belges 69: 108 (1988)
Ophrys chatenieri Rouy Fl. France 13: 124 (1912)
Ophrys crocii Soca Monde Pl. 90: 10 (1995)
Ophrys dionysii P.Delforge Naturalistes Belges 70: 90 (1989)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. arachnitiformis (Gren. & M.Philippe) Del Prete Webbia 37: 251 (1984)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. archipelagi (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Del Prete Orchid. Spont. Ital. : 37 (1988)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. mateolana (Medagli, D'Emerico, Bianco & Ruggiero) Paulus & Gack J. Eur. Orch. 31: 374 (1999)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. morisii (Martelli) Del Prete Webbia 37: 251 (1984)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. tyrrhena (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Del Prete Orchid. Spont. Ital. : 36 (1988)
Ophrys fayencensis (P.Delforge) P.Delforge Naturalistes Belges 70: 94 (1989)
Ophrys gallica Looken Liparis 6.2(extra nummer): 66 (2000)
Ophrys glanensis Soca Monde Pl. 95: 12 (2000)
Ophrys godferyana A.Camus Rivièra Sci. 11: 59 (1924)
Ophrys licana A.Fuchs Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 51: 135 (1928)
Ophrys massiliensis Viglione & Véla Orchidophile (Deuil-la-Barre) 125: 13 (1999)
Ophrys mateolana Medagli, D'Emerico, Bianco & Ruggiero Orchidophile (Deuil-la-Barre) 97: 109 (1991)
Ophrys monachorum O.Danesch & E.Danesch Orchid. Eur. Ophrys-Hybr. : 225 (1972)
Ophrys montis-leonis O.Danesch & E.Danesch Orchid. Eur. Ophrys-Hybr. : 225 (1972)
Ophrys obscura Beck Oesterr. Bot. Z. 29: 353 (1879)
Ophrys panattensis Scrugli, Cogoni & A.Pessei Orchidee (Hamburg) 43: 225 (1992)
Ophrys pesseiae P.Delforge Naturalistes Belges 78: 186 (1997)
Ophrys sipontensis O.Danesch & E.Danesch Pl. Syst. Evol. 124: 132 (1975)
Ophrys specularia Lojac. Fl. Sicul. 3: 35 (1909)
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. arachnitiformis (Gren. & M.Philippe) Malag. Acta Phytotax. Barcinon. 18: 9 (1977)
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. integra (Moggr. & Rchb.f.) H.Baumann & Künkele Mitt. Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchid. Baden-Württemberg 18: 380 (1986)
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. sipontensis Gumpr. Orchidee (Hamburg) 18(2): 62 (1967)
Ophrys splendida Gölz & H.R.Reinhard Pl. Syst. Evol. 136: 30 (1980)
Ophrys trombettensis Soca Monde Pl. 91: 18 (1997)
Ophrys tyrrhena Gölz & H.R.Reinhard Pl. Syst. Evol. 136: 32 (1980)
Ophrys arachnitiformis subsp. occidentalis Scappat. Orchidophile (Deuil-la-Barre) 152: 132 (2002)
Ophrys aranifera subsp. arachnithiformis (Gren. & Philippe) E.G.Camus Monogr. Orchid. 287 1908
Ophrys debruijckereana Looken Eurorchis 16: 35 (2004)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. castellana (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Soca Monde Pl. 97: 27 (2002)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. montis-leonis (O.Danesch & E.Danesch) Soca Monde Pl. 97: 27 (2002)
Ophrys exaltata subsp. splendida (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Soca Monde Pl. 97: 27 (2002)
Ophrys insectifera subsp. integra Moggr. & Rchb.f. Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 35(3): 11 (1869)
Ophrys arachnitiformis subsp. archipelagi (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Kreutz Kompend. Eur. Orchid. : 83 (2004)
Ophrys argolica subsp. morisii (Martelli) Kreutz Kompend. Eur. Orchid. : 86 (2004)
Ophrys sphegodes subsp. massiliensis (Viglione & Véla) Kreutz Kompend. Eur. Orchid. : 116 (2004)
Ophrys arachnitiformis subsp. gallica (Looken) Kreutz Eurorchis 17: 108 (2005)
Ophrys arachnitiformis subsp. mateolana (Medagli, D'Emerico, Bianco & Ruggiero) Kreutz Eurorchis 17: 108 (2005)
Ophrys arachnitiformis subsp. splendida (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz J. Eur. Orch. 37: 718 (2005)
Ophrys arachnitiformis subsp. tyrrhena (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz J. Eur. Orch. 37: 718 (2005)
Ophrys crabronifera subsp. morisii (Martelli) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz J. Eur. Orch. 37: 719 (2005)
Ophrys occidentalis (Scappat.) Scappat. & M.Demange Orchidophile (Deuil-la-Barre) 165: 105 (2005)
Ophrys arachnitiformis f. nicaeensis (Barla) P.Delforge Naturalistes Belges 87(Orchid. 19): 260 (2006)
Ophrys arachnitiformis var. occidentalis (Scappat.) P.Delforge Naturalistes Belges 87(Orchid. 19): 260 (2006)
Ophrys arachnitiformis f. specularia (Rchb.f.) P.Delforge Naturalistes Belges 87(Orchid. 19): 260 (2006)
Ophrys aranifera subsp. massiliensis (Viglione & Véla) Véla Candollea 62: 120 (2007)
Ophrys aranifera var. nicaeensis Barla Fl. Ill. Nice, Orchid. : 66 (1868)
Ophrys arachnites subsp. arachnitiformis (Gren. & Philippe) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 262 1890
Ophrys carduccii Romolini & Soca GIROS Notiz. 38: 17 (2008)
Ophrys morisii (Martelli) Cif. & Giacom. Nomencl. Fl. Ital. Pt. 1, 157 (1950).
Ophrys brunamontei Soca J. Eur. Orch. 46: 667 (2014)
Ophrys filomenoi D'Alonzo & Perilli GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 59: 304 (2016)
Ophrys maladroxiensis Scrugli, Todde & Cogoni Fl. Medit. 2: 95 (1992)
Ophrys morisii (Martelli) G.Keller & Soó Monogr. Iconogr. Orchid. Eur. 2: 42 (1931)
Ophrys integra (Moggr.) Paulus & Gack Israel J. Bot. 39: 79 (1990)
Ophrys godferyana subsp. fayencensis P.Delforge Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 115: 279 (1982)
Ophrys chatenieri var. bakonyensis Soó Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 18: 173 (1973)
Ophrys friderici D'Alonzo & Perilli GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 61: 6 (2018)
Ophrys marzuola (Geniez, Melki & Soca) Soca Flora Montiber. 78: 98. 2020
Ophrys aschersonii subsp. metellae Benigni, Barigelli & Petroselli GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 62: 351 (2019)
Ophrys insectifera subvar. explanata Moggr. Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 35(3): 11 (1869)
Ophrys insectifera subvar. arachnitiformis (Gren. & M.Philippe) Moggr. Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 35(3): 12 (1869)
Ophrys insectifera subvar. sese-fecundans Moggr. Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 35(3): 13 (1869)
Ophrys milioniae Soca J. Eur. Orch. 49: 376 (2017)
Ophrys castri-pontium G.B.Pau & Pessei GIROS Orch. Spont. Eur. 62: 43 (2019)
Ophrys aranifera subsp. arachnithiformis (Gren. & M.Philippe) E.G.Camus Monogr. Orchid. 287 (1908)
Ophrys arachnites subsp. arachnitiformis (Gren. & M.Philippe) K.Richt. Pl. Eur. 1: 262 (1890)
Ophrys insectifera var. apiculata Moggr. Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. German. Nat. Cur. 35(3): 11 (1869)
Ophrys exaltata prol. arachnitiformis (Gren. & M.Philippe) Rouy Fl. France 13: 116 (1912)

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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top

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  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
      • Germany
      • Hungary
      • Switzerland
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Italy
      • Yugoslavia
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Sardegna
      • Spain

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000257440
Tropicos 50016587
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:647755-1
The Plant List kew-140781
IPNI 647755-1
iNaturalist 211069
GBIF 2792669
Freebase /m/010ppzvk
EPPO OPRAF
EOL 1136548
Wikipedia Ophrys_%C3%97_arachnitiformis

Genomes (via NCBI) Top

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Scientific Literature Top

Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
Title Authors Publication Released IDs
Volatiles from the flowers of four species in the sections arachnitiformes and araneiferae of the genus Ophrys as insect mimetic attractants Anna-Karin Borg-Karlson, Inga Groth Elsevier BV 25-Jul-2002
doi:10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5

Phytochemical Profile Top

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives
Benzaldehyde 240 Click to see 106.12 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Methoxybenzenes / Dimethoxybenzenes
Veratrole 7043 Click to see 138.16 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Hydrocarbons / Saturated hydrocarbons / Alkanes
Pentadecane 12391 Click to see 212.41 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Olefins / Acyclic olefins / Alkadienes
Pentadecadiene 156549 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCC=CC=C 208.38 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Hydrocarbons / Unsaturated hydrocarbons / Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbons
1-Pentadecene 25913 Click to see 210.40 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohol esters
Citronellyl acetate 9017 Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)CCOC(=O)C 198.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Dodecyl acetate 8205 Click to see CCCCCCCCCCCCOC(=O)C 228.37 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Octyl Acetate 8164 Click to see 172.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Fatty Acyls / Fatty alcohols
2-Heptanol 10976 Click to see CCCCCC(C)O 116.20 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Acyclic monoterpenoids
Citral 638011 Click to see 152.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Citronellol 8842 Click to see 156.26 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Linalool 6549 Click to see 154.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Bicyclic monoterpenoids
(+-)-alpha-Pinene 6654 Click to see 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Beta-Pinene 14896 Click to see 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids
Limonene, (+/-)- 22311 Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C 136.23 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids
beta-Santalene 10889018 Click to see 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Caryophyllene 5281515 Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Caryophyllene,alpha + beta mixt. 5354499 Click to see 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Cyclosativene 519960 Click to see 204.35 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Farnesyl octanoate 529263 Click to see 348.60 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acid derivatives / Carboxylic acid esters
Heptyl acetate 8159 Click to see CCCCCCCOC(=O)C 158.24 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Organic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acids and derivatives / Carboxylic acid derivatives / Carboxylic acid esters / Enol esters
Decaen-1-yl acetate 53977245 Click to see CCCCCCCCC=COC(=O)C 198.30 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
Octen-1-ol acetate 520583 Click to see 170.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols
Linalool oxide (5-ring) 102611 Click to see 170.25 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Ketones
2-Heptanone 8051 Click to see 114.19 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Phenylketones / Alkyl-phenylketones
Acetophenone 7410 Click to see CC(=O)C1=CC=CC=C1 120.15 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5
> Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Enols
Octenol 185984 Click to see 128.21 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)81276-5

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