Steveniella satyrioides, (Steven) Schlechter, 1918

D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 325-350 : 337

1. S. satyrioides (Steven) Schlechter ,

Feddes Repert. 15: 295 (1918).

Stem 25-40 cm, erect, with 1 leaf just above base and 2 acute, leaf-like sheaths above. Leaf oblong-ovate to oblanceolate. Spike cylindrical. Bracts erecto-patent, lanceolate to ovate, acuminate. Perianth-segments greenish, tinged with brown or purple; outer 6-8 mm, erect, oblong-ovate, acute; inner c. 4 mm, linear-ligulate, obtuse. Labellum 6-7 x 4-4-5 mm, deeply 3-lobed, brownish-green; lateral lobes small, square or rhombic; middle lobe long, oblong, obtuse, decurved. Spur 2-2-5 mm, conical or oblong-conical, directed downwards.

Open woods and mountain meadows.

Krym. Rs (K). (S. W. Asia.)