| Serapias | |
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| Serapias istriaca | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Orchideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Serapias L. |
Serapias is a genus of terrestrial orchids that can be found all over southern Europe to Asia Minor.[1][2] The genus was named after Serapis, a syncretic Hellenistic-Egyptian god in Antiquity. Serapias have spurless flowers and usually go dormant during the winter seasons.
- ^ Venhuis, C.; Venhuis, P.; Oostermeijer, J. G. B.; van Tienderen, P. H. (2007-06-01). "Morphological systematics of Serapias L. (Orchidaceae) in Southwest Europe". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 265 (3): 165–177. Bibcode:2007PSyEv.265..165V. doi:10.1007/s00606-007-0519-0. ISSN 1615-6110.
- ^ Bellusci, F.; Pellegrino, G.; Palermo, A. M.; Musacchio, A. (2008-06-01). "Phylogenetic relationships in the orchid genus Serapias L. based on noncoding regions of the chloroplast genome". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 47 (3): 986–991. Bibcode:2008MolPE..47..986B. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2008.03.019. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 18434211.