Ophrys caucasica

Ophrys caucasica (Armenian: Սարդակիր Մեղվակիր, romanized: Sardakir mexvakir, Azerbaijani: Xarı-bülbül, Georgian: ფუტკრის-დედა, romanized: put'k'ris-deda) is a flowering plant endemic to the Caucasus. It has been recorded in numerous areas throughout Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Russia.[1][2]

Ophrys caucasica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Genus:
Ophrys
Species:
O. caucasica
Binomial name
Ophrys caucasica

The overall distribution of the species, according to Delforge, ranges from coastal massifs of north-east Anatolia, from Trabzon in the west, probably to the Caspian Sea.[3]

Azerbaijani state media portraits it as the "official flower" of the Karabakh region.[4]

Etymology

In Armenian, its name (Sardakir Mexvakir) refers to its primary pollinators, spiders (or 'Sard') and bees (or 'Mexu') and their food (or 'kir').

Exhibition

In 2014 an exhibition titled "Khari bulbul, a flower of peace and love" was organized by the Federal National Cultural Autonomy of Azerbaijanis in Russia.[5] In March, 2014 a presentation ceremony of Ophrys caucasica took place in the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory.[6]

  • 2007 Stamp of Azerbaijan depicting the flower

References
  1. "Studies on the botanical and ecological aspects of a rare species Ophrys caucasica from Azerbaijan (Orchidaceae)". Researchgate. October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "Georgian Biodiversity Database". biodiversity-georgia.net. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  3. Delforge, Pierre (2006). Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East - 3rd edition (revised and enlarged). London: A&C Black. p. 563. ISBN 0-7136-7525-X.
  4. "Karabakh's Khari Bulbul presented in U.S." azernews.az. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  5. "'Khari Bulbul - a flower of peace and love' exhibition due in Moscow". Today.az. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  6. Rajabova, Sara (19 March 2014). "Karabakh's Khari Bulbul presented in U.S." Azernews. Retrieved 12 May 2017.


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