Orchidaceae
Serapias orientalis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Serapias
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 东方长药兰
- German
- Orientalischer Zungenstendel, Levante Zungenstendel
- Italian
- Serapide orientale
Synonyms
- Serapias apulica (H.Baumann & Künkele) P.Delforge
- Serapias apulica subsp. brundisina Lumare & Medagli
- Serapias apulica subsp. messapica Lumare & Medagli
- Serapias apulica subsp. neretina Lumare & Medagli
- Serapias apulica subsp. uxentina Gennaio
- Serapias brundisina (Lumare & Medagli) Biagioli, Kreutz, Lumare, Medagli & De Simoni
- Serapias carica (H.Baumann & Künkele) P.Delforge
- Serapias carica var. monantha P.Delforge
- Serapias cordigera subsp. orientalis (Greuter) H.Sund.
- Serapias cordigera subsp. patmia (M.Hirth & H.Spaeth) Kreutz
- Serapias cycladum H.Baumann & Künkele
- Serapias dafnii (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Kreutz
- Serapias feldwegiana H.Baumann & Künkele
- Serapias ionica H.Baumann & Künkele
- Serapias istriaca Perko
- Serapias levantina H.Baumann & Künkele
- Serapias levantina subsp. dafnii B.Baumann & H.Baumann
- Serapias levantina subsp. feldwegiana (H.Baumann & Künkele) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz
- Serapias levantina var. dafnii (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) P.Delforge
- Serapias messapica (Lumare & Medagli) Biagioli, Kreutz, Lumare, Medagli & De Simoni
- Serapias neglecta subsp. ionica E.Nelson
- Serapias neglecta subsp. ionica (H.Baumann & Künkele) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz
- Serapias neglecta subsp. istriaca (Perko) H.Baumann & R.Lorenz
- Serapias neglecta var. ionica E.Nelson
- Serapias neretina (Lumare & Medagli) Biagioli, Kreutz, Lumare, Medagli & De Simoni
- Serapias orientalis subsp. apulica H.Baumann & Künkele
- Serapias orientalis subsp. carica H.Baumann & Künkele
- Serapias orientalis subsp. cycladum (H.Baumann & Künkele) Kreutz
- Serapias orientalis subsp. dafnii (B.Baumann & H.Baumann) Kreutz
- Serapias orientalis subsp. feldwegiana (H.Baumann & Künkele) Kreutz
- Serapias orientalis subsp. levantina (H.Baumann & Künkele) Kreutz
- Serapias orientalis subsp. moreana H.Baumann & R.Lorenz
- Serapias orientalis subsp. orientalis
- Serapias orientalis subsp. siciliensis Bartolo & Pulv.
- Serapias orientalis var. carica (H.Baumann & Künkele) P.Delforge
- Serapias orientalis var. monantha (P.Delforge) P.Delforge
- Serapias orientalis var. sennii (Renz) P.Delforge
- Serapias orientalis var. siciliensis (Bartolo & Pulv.) P.Delforge
- Serapias orientalis var. spaethiae P.Delforge
- Serapias patmia M.Hirth & H.Spaeth
and 10 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 95 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Philip Precey, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Sylvain Montagner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bouke ten Cate, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Todd Boland, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.