Serapias vomeracea, (Burm.) Briq., 1910

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3. S. vomeracea (Burm.) Briq. ,

Prodr. FI. Corse 1: 378 (1910) (S. longipetala (Ten.) Pollini , S. pseudocordigera Moric. ).

Tubers 2, ovoid, sessile. Stem (5-)10-55 cm, with green, un­ spotted basal sheaths. Spike 2- to 10-flowered; bracts pale red, with darker veins. Flowers 15-30 mm; perianth-segments sub­ equal, pale red, with darker veins, the outer lanceolate, acumi­ nate, free at apex, the inner ovate-lanceolate. Labellum 1 1 /2times as long as the other segments, with 2 pale, slightly divergent ridges at base; lateral lobes rounded, sometimes erect, reddish, black distally, partly hidden by galea; epichile triangular-lanceolate, acute, narrowed at base, narrower than hypochile, hairy, reddish or brownish, rarely white. 2n = 36.

Woodland, scrub and grassland.

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