Khari-bulbul

The Khari-bulbul (Azerbaijani: Xarı-bülbül, Armenian: Սարդակիր Մեղվակիր, romanized: Sardakir mexvakir, Georgian: ფუტკრის-დედა, romanized: put'k'ris-deda) or Ophrys caucasica is a flowering plant endemic to the Caucasus. It is considered by some to be "official flower" of the Azerbaijan's Karabakh region.[1] It has been recorded in numerous areas throughout Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Russia.[2][3]

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

The overall distribution of the species according to Delforge P. ranges from coastal massifs of north-east Anatolia, from Trabzon in the west, probably to the Caspian Sea.[4]

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 the Khari Bulbul flower took place in the United States Botanic Garden Conservatory.[6]

Symbolism

The flower became the icon of the Day of Remembrance in Azerbaijan, honouring the fallen Azerbaijani soldiers during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.[7]

  • 2007 Stamp of Azerbaijan depicting the flower

References
  1. "Karabakh's Khari Bulbul presented in U.S." azernews.az. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  2. "Studies on the botanical and ecological aspects of a rare species Ophrys caucasica from Azerbaijan (Orchidaceae)". Researchgate. October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  3. "Georgian Biodiversity Database". biodiversity-georgia.net. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  4. 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.
  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.
  7. "Azerbaijan observes nationwide moment of silence for Patriotic War martyrs". azertag.az. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.


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