Cephalanthera cucullata, Boiss. & Heldr. in Boiss., 1853

D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 325-350 : 328

3. C. cucullata Boiss. & Heldr. in Boiss. ,

Diagn. PI. Or. Nov. 2(13): 12 (1853)

. Stem 15-30 cm, erect, glabrous, with c. 4 whitish basal sheaths. Leaves 2*5-6 cm, oblong-lanceolate, acute, cucullate. Spike 4-15 cm, (4-)7- to 24-flowered. Flowers white or pinkish, open, all but the lowest exceeding the bracts. Outer perianth-segments 14-20 mm, oblong-lanceolate, acute; inner lateral 12-16 mm, ovate-oblong, subobtuse or acute. Labellum slightly shorter than other perianth-segments; hypo­ chile with rounded lateral lobes; epichile cordate, subacute, with 3-6 ridges; spur 1 -2 mm, conical, obtuse. Ovary glabrous.

Mountain woods and scrub.

Kriti. Cr.