''Serapias neglecta'', the scarce tongue-orchid,
is a species of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...
endemic
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to
southern Europe
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.
References
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External links
Original description of ''Serapias neglecta'' by Giuseppe De Notaris (1846), archived at the
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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neglecta
Plants described in 1846
Orchids of Europe
Taxa named by Giuseppe De Notaris
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