Serapias vomeracea, Serapias levantina, Snake Tongue Orchid,
Long-lipped Serapias, Ploughshare orchid, שפתן מצוי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Serapias vomeracea (Burm.f.) Briq. |
| Synonym name: |
| Serapias levantina H.Baumann & Kuenkele |
| Common name: |
| Snake Tongue Orchid, Long-lipped Serapias, Ploughshare orchid |
| Hebrew name: |
| שפתן מצוי |
| Family: |
| Orchidaceae, סחלביים |
Location: Bene Zion Nature Reserve; Date Picture Taken: March 12, 2010
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire |
| Flowers: |
| Auburn |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Date Picture Taken: March 24, 2008
Derivation of the botanical name:
Serapias, Latin Serapis, Greek Σάραπις, Sarapis; named after the deity Serapis, an ancient Egyptian god of the lower world.
vomeracea, like a ploughshare.
levantina, of or pertaining to the Levant (countries on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea).
- The standard author abbreviation Burm.f. is used to indicate Nicolaas Laurens Burman (1734 – 1793), a Dutch botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Briq. is used to indicate John Isaac Briquet (1870 – 1931), a Swiss plant collector.
- The standard author abbreviation H.Baumann is used to indicate Hellmut Baumann (born 1957), a German botanist.
- The standard author abbreviation Kuenkele is used to indicate Siegfried Kuenkele, a SGerman botanist.
Date Picture Taken: March 24, 2008
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