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Herb 38-60 cm tall; corm 1,2-1,5 cm Ø, without accumulated tunics so that the corms are enclosed only by the bases of the current season's cataphylls; leaves 5-7, narrowly lanceolate, 3-4 mm wide, midrib lightly thickened, margins not raised or thickened; spike nearly erect, 3-6-10-flowered; bracts 0,6-1 cm long, inner ones especially in the middle of the spike longer than the outer; flowers purple (or white), lower tepals with dark purple markings; tube 0,6-0,8 cm long; tepals unequal, dorsal one largest, 1,2 cm long; seeds unknown. |
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