Orchidaceae

Nervilia Comm. ex Gaudich.

First published in Voy. Uranie: 422 (1829), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Africa to Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., DR Congo, East Himalaya, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Mauritius, Mozambique, Mozambique Channel Is., Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Cape Verde

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • F.T.A. 7: 186 (as Pogonia Juss.). Nom. cons.
  • in Frey., Voyage, 421 (1829)

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Cribb in F.T.E.A., Orchidaceae: 267 (1984).
  • Geerinck in Fl. Afr. Centr., Orchidaceae pt. 1: 251 (1984).
  • Pettersson in Lindleyana 4: 33 (1989)
  • Summerhayes in F.W.T.A., ed. 2, 3: 206 (1968).
  • in Freycinet, Voyage Monde, Bot.: t. 35 (1827), 421 (1829) nom. conserv.
  • in Nordic J. Bot. 9: 487 (1990)
  • in Orchid Monogr. 5 (1991).

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Schltr. in E.J. 45: 399–405 (1911)
  • Schltr. in E.J. 53: 550–555 (1915), nom. conserv.
  • in Freyc., Voy. Bot.: 421, t. 35 (1829)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2007 Lehavana, A., et al. [567] Madagascar K000718012 Yes
Jan 1, 1998 Yong, R. [23] Malaysia K:SPC-70748.000 No
Wild, C. [30304] Zimbabwe K:SPC-29583.000 No
Rajaovelona, L.R; Rakotomalala, J.H.; Razafiniary, V. [RJL 1670] Madagascar K001370429 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0515] Thailand K000595888 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0789] Thailand K000595886 Yes
Luke, Q.; Badua, A.; Bokara, D.; Hastings, Z.; Mebulo, I.; Miller, S.; Rivas, J. [13455] Equatorial Guinea K001561601 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [365] Thailand K000595890 Yes
Sukhakul, P. [6] Thailand K:SPC-38533.000 No
Barnes, E. India K:SPC-18583.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0880] Thailand K000595887 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0816] Thailand K000595885 Yes
Cumberlege [1190] Thailand K:SPC-25605.000 Type No
Cumberlege [1190] Thailand K:SPC-27652.000 Holotype No
Cumberlege [1181] Thailand K:SPC-25536.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Zambia K:SPC-39849.000 No
Morze, G. [100 A] Zambia K:SPC-31735.000 No
Kerr, A.F.G. [0816] Thailand K000595889 Yes
Sukhakal Thailand K:SPC-39676.000 No
Smith, G. [529] Nigeria K:SPC-61320.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

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

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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