''Serapias orientalis'' is a species of

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s occurring from the east-central and eastern

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to the western

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Subspecies

*''Serapias orientalis'' subsp. ''apulica'' H.Baumann & Künkele, 1989 *''Serapias orientalis'' subsp. ''carica'' H. Baumann & Künkele, 1989 *''Serapias orientalis'' subsp. ''levantina'' (H. Baumann & Künkele) Kreutz, 2004 *''Serapias orientalis'' subsp. ''orientalis'' *''Serapias orientalis'' subsp. ''siciliensis'' Bartolo & Pulv., 1993

References

* orientalis Flora of Lebanon Plants described in 1972 {{Orchidoideae-stub