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editIs the latin name Ophrys fuciflora not more widely used? Certainly most English literature seems to refer to it as this in preference to Ophrys holoserca e.g. Britain's Orchids by David Lang, Orchids of Britain and Ireland by Anne and Simon Harrap, Orchids of the British Isles by Michael Foley and Sidney Clarke. Therefore should this page be redirected to Ophrys fuciflora? --GkgAlf (talk) 14:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
- On a google search, the score is 33,500 for ophrys holoserica and 12,700 for ophrys fuciflora. Looking at some of the SERPS, it seems that holoserica is more commonly used in continental Europe, while fuciflora is more common in the UK. On the basis of the SERPS, and based on the fact that the orchid is very rare in the UK, but more common in continental Europe, I think it would be better to leave this as it is now. Piedmont (talk) 14:59, 10 November 2009 (UTC)
- Although O. holoserica is widely used as a name, reliable sources, including the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, are clear that this is actually a synonym for O. apifera. So the title should be O. fuciflora. Peter coxhead (talk) 18:58, 28 March 2012 (UTC)