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Terrestrial herb 15-30 cm tall, glabrous; tubers ellipsoid, 1,3-1,8x0,7-1,2 cm; stem with 1-2 basal leaves and sheaths above covering it; basal leaves appressed to ground, ovate-orbicular, 1,5-4 cm long and wide; cauline leaf sheaths 4-6, lanceolate, 1,5-4 cm long; inflorescence 3-7 cm long, 2-2,5 cm Ø, 8-13-flowered; flowers yellow, faintly scented; bracts lanceolate, 10-20 mm long, reflexed later; ovary 7-8 mm long, curved; sepals and petals spreading forwards; dorsal sepal oblanceolate, 5-7x1-2 mm; laterals c. 7x2 mm; petals 5-6 mm long, narrow; lip erect, very concave, hooded, c. 6x6 mm, apex recurved; spurs cylindrical, 12-15 mm long. |
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