Orchidaceae
Nervilia

Nervilia kotschyi (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

First published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 404 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & S. Africa, Comoros, Madagascar. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burkina, Central African Repu, Chad, Comoros, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Cribb, P., Hermans, J. & Rakotoarinivo, M. (2009). Field Guide to the Orchids of Madagascar: 1-456. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Gosline, G., Bidault, E., van der Burgt, X., Cahen, D., Challen, G., Condé, N., Couch, C., Couvreur, T.L.P., Dagallier, L.M.J., Darbyshire, I., Dawson, S., Doré, T.S., Goyder, D., Grall, A., Haba, P., Haba, P., Harris, D., Hind, D.J.N., Jongkind, & al. (2023). A Taxonomically-verified and Vouchered Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea. Nature, scientific data 10, Article number: 327: [1]-[12].
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Johnson, S. & Bytebier, B. (2015). Orchids of South Africa. A field guide: 1-536. Struik nature, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. 45: 404 (1911).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Thiombiano, A., Schmidt, M., Dressler, S., Ouédraogo, A., Hahn, K. & Zizka, G. (2012). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Burkina Faso. Boissiera 65: 1-391.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Schltr. in A. Engler, Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 45: 404 (1911).
  • Stewart in A.D.Q. Agnew, Upland Kenya Wild Flowers p. 756 (1974).
  • Summerh. in Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, Kew 1937: 459 (1937), pro parte,
  • Summerh. in Flora of West Tropical Africa, ed. 2, 3: 207 (1968), pro parte.
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Africa: 144, fig. 77/11, t. 123 (1977).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1991 Williamson, G. [124] Zambia K:SPC-11887.005 No
Stolz, A. [1260] Tanzania K000306628 Lectotype Yes
Milne-Redhead, E. [2580] Zambia K:SPC-09638.000 No
Wild, H. [S.R.G.H. 220] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29335.000 No
[SRGH.49399] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29573.000 No
Stolz, A. [1260] Tanzania K000306627 Type Yes
Robinson, E.A. [4102] Zambia K:SPC-18578.000 No
Last, J.T. Tanzania K:SPC-20603.000 No
Richards, H.M. [16855] Zambia K:SPC-23978.000 No
Morze, G. [166 A] Zambia K:SPC-29900.000 No
Jackson, G. [2085] Malawi K:SPC-09640.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2899] Zambia K:SPC-09639.000 No
Gautier, L.; Tahinarivony, A.J.; Bolliger, R.F. [LG 5639] Madagascar K000718787 Yes
Williamson, G. [1140] Zambia K:SPC-32598.000 No
Bidgood, S., et al. [7665] Tanzania K000718649 Yes
King, D.E.S. Nigeria K:SPC-26422.000 No
Holmes, W.D. [0174] Zambia K:SPC-21449.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2408] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K:SPC-52346.000 No
Leedal, G.P. [5244] Tanzania K:SPC-40250.000 No
Morze, G. [100c] Zambia K:SPC-31773.000 No
Cole, J.A. Nigeria K:SPC-18580.000 No
Morze, G. [150 B] Zambia K:SPC-31757.000 No

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0