Serapias grandiflora Linnaeus, Systema Naturae, ed. 12, 2: 594. 1767, nom. illeg.

RCN: 6862.

Replaced synonym: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L. (1753) .

Neotype (Renz in Nasir & Ali, Fl. Pakistan 164: 12. 1984): Herb. Linn. No. 1057.4 (LINN) .

Current name: Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch ( Orchidaceae).

Note: This name is based on S. longifolia (L.) Huds. (1762), itself based on S. helleborine var. longifolia L. (1753) . Hudson’s name has priority at specific rank over S. grandiflora L., which is illegitimate.