Ophrys umblicata

 

Ophrys umblicata

 

Ssp attica : Kösegöbekli; Ssp bucephala : Başgöbekli salep; Ssp calycadniensis: Taşgöbekli salep; Ssp khuzestanica : Acem salebi; Ssp lapethica : Kıbrıs göbeklisi; Ssp latakiana : Körpe salep; Ssp umbilicata: Göbekli salep
 
 
Plants 10-45 cm. Leaves erecto-patent, oblong-lanceolate, 3-7 near base. Spike ± dense, usually 10-30 cm, 3-8-flowered. Bracts 1anceo1ate, lower exceeding flow.ers. Sepals rose, sometimes-rose-violet, greenish-white or green, ovate-oblong, 8-13 mm, dorsal incurved over column. Petals darker coloured, ligu1ate to nearly triangular, sometimes slightly atlriculate at base, 3-5 rom, shortly velvety. Labellum deeply 3-lobed, 7-10 mm; lateral lobes villous, with short horns; middle lobe convex, oblong, fan-shaped when spread out, with small yellowish appendix at front, brownish- to brownish-purple velvety; speculum pale bluish with a yellowish border, ± distinctly encircling 1-3 velvety ovate spots. Column with apiculate connective.
1. Plants ± low, 10-25 cm; inflorescence to 10 cm with 2-5 flowers; labellum to 12 mm; perianth segments greenish-white to rose subsp. umbilicata
1. Plants usually tall, to 45 cm; inflorescence to 30 cm, with 7-12 rather small remote flowers; labellum 7-10 mm; perianth segments dull green subsp. khuzestanica