Serapias
Buttler, K.P. 1986: OrchideenP. Delforge 1994: Guide des orchidées d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Proche-Orient This new key needs further testing. Serapias taxonomy is still much disputed. The given measurements refer to Cypriot and non-Cypriot proveniences.
| 1 | Epichile 18-26(-33) x 10-14(-20) mm, at the base 7-10(-15) mm wide |
| 1' | Epichile (6-)7-18(-20) x 3.5-7.5 mm, at the base 2.5-5 mm wide |
| 2 | Epichile (10-)12-18(-20) mm long; hypochile reniform to obcordiform, rarely cuneate at the base |
| 2' | Epichile (6-)7-11.5 mm long; hypochile semicircular to cuneate at the base |
| 3 | Hypochile broadly cuneate at the base; autogamous, with swollen ovary even in bud stage |
| 3' | Hypochile semicircular; allogamous, ovary not swollen in bud stage |
