| Serapias cordigera L., it is a tuberous geophyte, perennial, up to 15-35 cm, glabrous, with globose or ovoid tubers, usually sessile. Leaves lanceolate, with lower sheaths spotted with red. Flowers wine red, large, 3-8 in short, oval spike, initially dense. Bracts ovate-lanceolate, barely equaling or slightly exceeding the flowers, internal divisions with wavy edges, labellum provided at the base with 2 divergent calluses, tongue almost as wide as the lateral lobes combined, oval with acuminate heart, quite dark red, hairy above. Life Form: G, Flowering in: Mar-May, Vern:——————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Azores, S. Central Europe to Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:657590-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/657590-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000309337, https://www.gbif.org/species/5314725, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/161423/serapias-cordigera-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/3632.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_serapiascordigera.php, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Serapias_cordigera |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Tripolitania |
| Reported from Tripolitania without exact locality by Kieth |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Orchidaceae Vol. (119) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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