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List of 78 taxa of the Cyprus Flora, that have been included in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

All species of L. genus

1. Cyclamen coum 2. Cyclamen cyprium* 3. 4. Cyclamen graecum subsp. anatolicum 5.

Artificially propagated specimens of cultivars of Cyclamen persicum are not subject to the provisions of the Convention. However, the exemption does not apply to such specimens traded as dormant tubers.

All species of family** 1. Barlia robertiana 2. Cephalanthera damasonium 3. Cephalanthera longifolia 4. Cephalanthera rubra 5. Dactylorhiza iberica 6. Dactylorhiza romana 7. Epipactis condensata 8. Epipactis helleborine 9. Epipactis microphylla 10. Epipactis troodi* 11. Epipactis veratrifolia 12. Limodorum abortivum 13. Ophrys apifera 14. Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans* 15. Ophrys argolica subsp. elegans × bornmuelleri subsp. grandiflora 16. Ophrys ×"bayeri" 17. Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. bornmuelleri 18. Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. bornmuelleri × subsp. grandiflora 19. Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. grandiflora

20. Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. grandiflora × sphegodes subsp. mammosa 21. Ophrys bornmuelleri subsp. grandiflora × umbilicata subsp. attica 22. Ophrys ×"cailliauana" 23. Ophrys ×"demangeana" 24. Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca 25. Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor 26. Ophrys fusca subsp. fusca × lutea subsp. minor 27. Ophrys fusca subsp. iricolor × sphegodes subsp. mammosa 28. Ophrys ×"jansenii" 29. Ophrys kotschyi × umbilicata subsp. attica* 30. Ophrys kotschyi × umbilicata subsp. lapethica* 31. Ophrys kotschyi × umbilicata subsp. umbilicata* 32. Ophrys kotschyi* 33. Ophrys ×"kreutziana" 34. Ophrys ×"lefkarensis"* 35. Ophrys lutea subsp. minor 36. Ophrys omegaifera subsp. fleischmannii 37. Ophrys speculum 38. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. mammosa 39. Ophrys sphegodes subsp. transhyrcana 40. Ophrys sphegodes × subsp. “alasiatica” 41. Ophrys straussii 42. Ophrys tenthredinifera 43. Ophrys umbilicata 44. anatolica 45. 46. Orchis ×"choirokitiana" 47. Orchis collina 48. Orchis coriophora subsp. fragrans 49. Orchis intacta 50. Orchis italica 51. Orchis ×kallithea 52. Orchis laxiflora 53. Orchis morio subsp. syriaca 54. Orchis palustris 55. Orchis papilionacea subsp. schirwanica 56. Orchis punctulata 57. Orchis pyramidalis 58. Orchis quadripunctata subsp. sezikiana 59. Orchis sancta 60. Orchis simia 61. Orchis ×tochniana 62. Orchis tridentata 63. Orchis laxiflora × Serapias orientalis subsp. levantina

64. Orchis morio subsp. syriaca × Serapias orientalis 65. Platanthera chlorantha subsp. chlorantha 66. Platanthera chlorantha subsp. holmboei 67. Serapias aphroditae* 68. Serapias bergonii 69. Serapias x"cypria" 70. Serapias ×mastiana 71. Serapias orientalis subsp. levantina 72. Serapias parviflora subsp. parviflora 73. Spiranthes spiralis

*Endemic ** Plant species of Orchidaceae family that have been recorded in Cyprus are according to: Hand R., Hadjikyriakou G. N. & Christodoulou C. S.(ed.) 2011+ [continuously updated]: Flora of Cyprus – a dynamic checklist. – Published at http://www.flora-of-cyprus.eu/; accessed 15.9.2011.

Species included in Appendices of the Convention are referred to all plant parts and derivatives, except: a) (including seedpods of Orchidaceae), spores and pollen (including pollinia); b) seedling or tissue cultures obtained in vitro, in solid or liquid media, transported in sterile containers; c) cut of artificially propagated ; d) fruits, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genus Vanilla (Orchidaceae) and of the family Cactaceae; e) stems, flowers, and parts and derivatives thereof, of naturalized or artificially propagated plants of the genera Opuntia subgenus Opuntia and Selenicereus (Cactaceae)