Orchidaceae
Nervilia

Nervilia concolor (Blume) Schltr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 404 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to Pacific. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Mauritius

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Atthanagoda, A.G. & al. (2021). Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea 31: 161-174.
  • Cribb, P.J. & Whistler, W.A. (2011). The Orchids of Tonga, Niue, and the Cook islands. Lankesteriana 11: 96-177.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Meyer, J.-Y. (2017). Guide des plantes de Wallis et Futuna: 1-486. Au vent des iles, editions, Tahiti. [Cited as Nervilia aragoana.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Atthanagoda, A.G. & al. (2021). Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea 31: 161-174.
  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Cribb, P.J. & Whistler, W.A. (2011). The Orchids of Tonga, Niue, and the Cook islands. Lankesteriana 11: 96-177.
  • Deb, C.R. & Imchen, T. (2008). Orchid Diversity of Nagaland: 1-288. SciChem Publishing House, Udaipur, India.
  • Hallé, N. (1980). Les Orchidees de Tubuai (archipel des Australes, Sud Polynesie), suivies d'un catalogue des plantes a fleurs et fougeres des iles Australes. Cahiers de l'Indo-Pacifique 2(3): 69-130.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Sachet, M.-H. (1983). Takapoto atoll, Tuamotu archipelago: terrestrial vegetation and flora. Atoll Research Bulletin 277: 1-41.
  • Silveira, P., Schuiteman, A., Vermeulen, J.J., Sousa, A.J., Silva, H., Paiva, J. & De Vogel, E. (2008). The orchids of Timor: checklist and conservation status. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 197-215.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1977 Kerr, A.F.G. [25] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595927 Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Kerr, A.F.G. [0877] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595925 Yes
Mar 1, 1977 Kerr, A.F.G. [240] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595926 Yes
Cheang, K.C. Malaysia Nervilia aragoana K:SPC-31364.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595924 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0963] Laos Nervilia aragoana K000595910 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595921 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0963] Laos Nervilia aragoana K000595913 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595914 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [142] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595916 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0878] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595917 Yes
India Nervilia aragoana K:SPC-20601.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0879] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595915 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [240] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595922 Yes
Williams, P.G. [s.n.] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K:SPC-76539.000 No
Coode, M.J.E. [6090] Indonesia Nervilia aragoana K:SPC-55411.000 No
Malaysia Nervilia aragoana K:SPC-31368.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [25] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595912 Yes
Cribb, P. [6013] Solomon Islands Nervilia aragoana K:SPC-53467.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [240] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595923 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595920 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [25] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595911 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595919 Yes
Cribb, P.J.; Wheatley, J.I. [4] Vanuatu Nervilia aragoana K:SPC-53074.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Nervilia aragoana K000595918 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7400] India Pogonia flabelliformis K001127289 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 7400] Nepal Pogonia flabelliformis K001127290 Unknown Type Material Yes

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