Orchidaceae
Serapias

Serapias vomeracea (Burm.f.) Briq.

First published in Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 378 (1910)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Central & S. Europe to W. Turkey, Cyprus, NW. Morocco. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Descriptions

Distribution

South Europe.

General Description

Tubers 2, ovoid, sessile. Stem (5-)10-55 cm, with green, unspotted basal sheaths. Spike 2- to 10-flowered; bracts pale red with darker veins. Flowers 15-30 mm; perianth-segments subequal, pale red, with darker veins, the outer lanceolate, acuminate, free at apex, the inner ovate- lanceolate. Labellum 1« times as long as the other segments, with 2 pale, slightly divergent ridges at base; lateral lobes rounded, sometimes erect, reddish black distally, partly hidden by galea; epichile triangular-lanceolate, acute, narrowed at base, narrower than hypochile, hairy reddish or brownish, rarely white.

Habitat

Woodland, scrub and grassland.

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Common Names

English
Long-lipped Serapias

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Orchideae: e-monocot.org

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