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A selection for further reading on orchid species. Regarding their morphology, habitats, and identification.

On the Web

Orchids of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (UOA) Campus. Conference poster

http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.35210.62403

A study on the orchid species at the UOA campus. The research team is led by Spyridon Oikonomidis, Research Associate in the Seed Bank of the Department of Botany (UOA).  Mapping of distribution and review of their physiology. 

Orchids of Greece. 

https://soikonomidis.netlify.app/files/BSc_thesis.pdf

A B.Sc. thesis on the Tracking, Sperm Collection, Storage, Physiology and Ecology. 

Author Spyridon Oikonomidis' website 

https://soikonomidis.netlify.app/


Wild Orchids - ACT Campus Flora - Anatolia College Libraries at American College of Thessaloniki (ACT)

https://anatolia.libguides.com/campus-flora

An exemplary website on the rare plants at the ACT campus with an emphasis on orchids. An extensive list of species is covered, with information on description, habitat, distribution and flowering time. Also web links to more resources are provided.
 
Wild orchids of Andalusia - 58 species to discover - G3 GUIDES

https://g3-guides.com/en/what-to-see-in-andalusia/andalusian-nature-shows/wild-orchids-of-andalusia/

A concise guide with basic information and photos for a variety of mediterranean species.
 
Hardy Orchids of Crete - Hardy Plant Society

https://hardy-plant.org.uk/publication/hardy-orchids-of-crete/

A travel bursary report on the orchids of Crete.  Based on the findings of a recent botany exploration by a team of plant scientists and horticulturists. Team members are in affiliation with horticultural societies and botanical gardens: Royal Horticulture Society, Mediterranean Garden Society, RBG Kew Gardens,  Glasgow Botanical Gardens etc. 

https://www.lienhorticole.fr/biodiversite/article/881649/les-belles-de-lorraine-et-des-vosges

A recent conference (2024) on the protection and management of wild orchids in the region Lorraine-Alsace. 

Bibliography 
 

  • Delforge, Pierre. 2006. Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Edited by Simon Harrap. 3rd rev. ed. London: A. & C. Black.
     

  • Kretzschmar, Horst, Gisela Kretzschmar, Wolfgang Eccarius, and H. Kretzschmar. 2004. Orchids, Crete & Dodecanese : The Orchid Flora of the Islands of Crete, Kasos, Karpathos, and Rhodes. Rethymno, Crete, Greece: Mediterraneo Editions.
     

  • Papiomitoglou, Vangelis. 2006. Wild Flowers of Greece. [Rethymno]: Mediterraneo Editions.
     

  • Tsiphtsēs, Spyros, and Zissis Antonopoulos. 2017. Atlas of the Greek Orchids. 1st edition. Rethymno, Crete, Greece: Mediterraneo Editions.

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  • Turland, N. J., L. Chilton, and John R. Press. 1995. Flora of the Cretan Area : Annotated Checklist & Atlas. 2. impr. London: H.M.S.O.

NOTE : The above list is not extensive or final. There are more resources available and specialized in the flora of mt. Hymettos and its more than 40 endemic orchid species. 

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