Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. palaestina

الوصف النباتي

Flowers : Helmet (sepals + petals) pale rose to pink-lilac, conspicuously green-veined. Labellum (lip) three-lobed, 6 – 8 mm , pale pink to almost white and always immaculate (spot-free) in the central field—a constant character distinguishing this subspecies from all other A. papilionacea taxa. Spur straight to slightly up-curved, 4 – 6 mm , shorter than the ovary.

الأوراق

Leaves : 4 – 7 narrowly lanceolate, unspotted basal leaves ( 6 – 12 cm × 0.5 – 1.5 cm ); 1–2 smaller, sheathing leaves embrace the stem.

الأزهار

Inflorescence : Dense ovoid-to-cylindrical spike 3 – 7 cm long bearing 15 – 40 flowers; bracts green, lanceolate, equalling or slightly exceeding the ovary. Pedicels subequal, 5 – 10 mm . Taylor & Francis Online، Reproductive organs : Column bears two yellow pollinia; pollination chiefly by solitary bees. Fruit a slender, erect capsule that releases dust-like seeds in early summer.

مواسم النبات

الفنلوجية

Flowering period : March – May at low elevations; up to June in montane turf above c. 1 200 m.

الانتشار الموثق

Native range : Eastern Mediterranean endemic— southern Turkey, Cyprus, coastal & montane Palestine/Israel, Lebanon and western Syria .

Diagnostic note. Subsp. palaestina differs from the nominal subsp. papilionacea by its smaller stature, paler flowers, and the completely unspotted labellum , while subsp. messenica , expansa and grandiflora each show a variably spotted lip and larger, more intensely coloured flowers.

الارتفاع الموثق

الارتفاع

300 m

لمحة نباتية

بنية النبات

Life-form & habit : Tuberous perennial orchid, typically 15 – 35 cm tall; unbranched green scape rises from a pair of ovoid tubers. Plants are usually scentless or very faintly sweet-fragrant.

دورة الحياة

معمرة

الفصيلة والتصنيف

الاسم العلمي المقبول

Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. palaestina

الفصيلة

أوركيد

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