Orchidaceae

O. collina Banks & Sol. in Russell, Aleppo ed. 2, 2:264(1794). Syn: O. saccata Ten., Fl. Nap. 1: Prodr. 53 (1811);O. fedtschenkoi Czernjak.in Not. Syst. (Leningrad) 3:147 (1922)! O. leucoglossa O. Schwarz in Feddes Rep. 36:76 (1934)! Vermeulenia saccata (Ten.) Löve & Löve in Acta Bot. Neerl. 21:554 (1972). Ic: Reichb. fil., Ic. Fl. Germ. 13/14: t. 30 (1850); Renz in Rech. fil., Fl. Iranica 126: t. 35 (1978). Map 103. Plant to 3040 cm, stem straight, robust. Leaves 2-4, ovate to oblong-ligu-late, spreading, upper ones sheathing. Spike cylindrical-elongate, few- to many-flowered. Bracts concave. Flowers varying in colour, usually purplish-red, or brownish to greenish. Sepals and petals olive-green to reddish, obtuse; lateral sepals spreading or erect. Labellum ovate to obovate, sometimes minutely incised at apex, margin slightly undulate. Spur shortly saccate or broadly cylindrical, half as long as ovary, whitish. Fl.(l-)2-4. Grassy and stony places, s.l-1220 m.
Type: [Syria] Aleppo, Russell (holo. BM).
Scattered in W. Turkey, S. & S.E. Anatolia, Islands. A2(E) Istanbul: San Stefano (Yeşilköy) to Florya, 29 iv 1894, Azn.! A2(A) Istanbul: Burgazada, M. Başarman & Mete (ISTF 2367)! Bl Izmir: Bornova, 100 m, O. Schwarz 379 (type of O. leucoglossa)] Kuşadasi, 20 m, D. 25198! C1 Aydin: nr Söke, c. 50 m, Sunderm. et al. 71.85! C5 Adana: 11 km S.W. of Catalan towards Adana, 150 m, Taub. 78.125! Içel: c. 10 km N. of Tarsus, Sauer 57/20! C6 Adana: Nur Da., 4 v 1859, Kotschy! Gaziantep: Dûlük Baba nr Gaziantep, 1220 m, Haradj. 1210! Hatay: c. 10 km N. of Serinyol, 50 m, Renz & Taub. 80.85! C8 Mardin: 18 km W. of Nusaybin, nr Syrian frontier, 500 m, Renz & Taub. 80.108! C9 Mardin: c. 8 km W. of Cizre, 500 m, Renz & Taub. 80.110! Is: Lesvos, W. of Antissa, 320 m, Peisl & Reinhard (photo)! Kos, Reinhard et al. (photo)! Rodhos, Bourgeau 456! ibid., iii 1845, Heldr.!
Mediterranean area, N.W. & W. Iran, Transcaspia, Turkestan. Medit. element.