Orchis patens, Desf., 1799
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/53341027-FF90-FF92-688A-FDB6FBC6FC5A |
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Plazi |
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16. O. patens Desf. View in CoL View at ENA LSID ,
FI. Atl. 2: 318 (1799) ( O. brevicornis Viv. View in CoL ).
Tubers ovoid. Stem 25-70 cm, erect, with a basal rosette or cluster of 3-5 leaves and with sheaths above. Leaves oblong- ovate to lanceolate. Spike long-cylindrical. Bracts linear- lanceolate, 5- to 7-veined, c. i as long to as long as ovary. Flowers purple. Outer perianth-segments 8-10 mm, oblong, obtuse, greenish towards the base, the 2 lateral patent-deflexed, the median curved forward or erecto-patent; inner lanceolateoblong. Labellum 9-10 mm, ovate, spotted, 3-lobed; lateral lobes obliquely oblong, truncate; middle lobe broadly obcordate, emarginate, with 2 truncate, crenulate lobules; base of labellum with 2 inconspicuous ridges. Spur saccate, directed downwards, shorter than labellum, c. 4 as long as ovary. W. Mediterranean region. Bl Hs It Si.
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