The sheaths have small'ears'( auriculate ) at the junction of the blade and sheath where there is also a small ligule which extends to about.
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The sheaths sometimes have small'ears'( auriculate ) at the junction of the blade and sheath, where there is also a small ligule, extending to about.
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The first three to four consist only of sheaths, which may be marked with purple; the remaining leaves have a blade 4 8 cm by 1.5 4 cm, forming'ears'( auriculate ) at the junction of the blade and sheath.
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She provides a number of distinguishing features, which include the auriculate nature of the leaves, the bright purple colour of the flowers rather than the paler colours of " R . purpurea ", the relatively shorter white lateral staminodes of " R . auriculata ", and the latter's deflexed ( bent back ) labellum.
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