Biology : |
Tubers unknown; flowering stem 34-43 cm tall, erect, thick, glabrous, covered by cauline bracts; these 10-14, ovate-lanceolate, to 7x1,5 cm, acuminate, longer than nodes; inflorescence 6-7 cm long, densely 3-5-flowered; bracts to 4 cm long; ovary sessile, 17 mm long; dorsal sepal clawed, claw c. 9 mm long, linear; blade ovate-orbicular, c. 12x12 mm, with spur 8 mm long, cylindrical-club-shaped, apex obtuse; lateral sepals obliquely oblong, 22x10 mm, obtuse, hooded; petals obliquely ovate-lanceolate, 9,5x7 mm at base, attenuate toward apex, band-shaped, acute, twisted in apical part; lip linear, acute, c. 12x1 mm, shorter than ovary; fruit not described. |
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