Anacamptis sancta

الوصف النباتي

Flowers : Tepal helmet pink-lilac to reddish, green-veined, 8 – 12 mm long. Labellum (lip) 3-lobed, 7 – 12 mm; side-lobes broad, slightly toothed; mid-lobe narrow, subacute; entirely unspotted , a point that separates A. sancta from the allied A. coriophora complex. Spur stout at base, down-curved, tapering, shorter than the ovary . Two erect longitudinal calli lie at the lip base flanking the spur entrance.

الأوراق

Leaves : 4 – 7 narrowly lanceolate, unspotted basal blades (6 – 12 cm × 0.5 – 2 cm); 1 – 2 smaller sheathing leaves clasp the lower stem.

الأزهار

Inflorescence : Dense, initially conical then ovoid-cylindrical spike 3 – 8 cm long bearing up to 30(–40)† flowers; green lanceolate bracts ± as long as the ovary.، Reproductive organs : Column bears two yellow pollinia transported mainly by solitary bees; fruit a narrow erect capsule that dehisces in early summer.

مواسم النبات

الفنلوجية

Flowering period : Late April – June , locally into early July at higher sites.

الانتشار الموثق

Native range : Eastern Mediterranean rare-local species: SW & S Turkey , Cyprus , Aegean islands (e.g. Rhodes, Chíos), coastal Levant ( Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, W Syria ). In Lebanon it has been confirmed from the littoral limestone hills S of Ṣaydā (Stutz 3223-3224, NY) and several additional coastal-to-sub-montane stations south of Beirut (Mechref, Dmit, Chhîm, Barouk)

الارتفاع الموثق

الارتفاع

900 m، 100 m

لمحة نباتية

بنية النبات

Life-form & habit : Tuberous perennial geophyte, usually 20 – 40 cm tall; single, unbranched green scape arises from two ovoid tubers. Plants are often partly desiccated at anthesis, with the basal leaves already withered.

دورة الحياة

معمرة

الفصيلة والتصنيف

الاسم العلمي المقبول

Anacamptis sancta

الفصيلة

أوركيد

نباتات من الفصيلة نفسها

Anacamptis coriophora subsp. fragrans

Dactylorhiza romana subsp. romana

سحلب مسنن

Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman

حاجِبية زُنبور

Ophrys fuciflora (F.W.Schmidt) Moench