Orchidaceae
Liparis

Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 26 (1830)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and has environmental uses.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Repu, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Liberia, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Averyanov, L.V. & Averyanova, A.L. (2003). Updated Checklist of the Orchids of Vietnam: 1-101. Vietnam National University Publishing House, Hanoi.
  • Baptista, J.A.N., Bianchetti, L.B. & Pellizzaro, K.F. (2005). Orchidaceae da Reserva Ecológia do Guará, D.F., Brasil. Acta Botanica Brasilica 19: 221-232.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Chiron, G.R. & Bolsanello, R.X. (2013). Orchidées du Brésil. As orquídeas da Serra do Castelo (Espírito Santo, Brasil) 3: 1-389. Chiron.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.
  • 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.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (2016). Flora of Japan IVb: 1-335. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Lee, B.C. (2009). Rare plants data book of Korea: 1-296. Korea National Arboretum.
  • Lejoly, J. & Geerinck, D. (2010). Flore de la Tshopo (RD Congo): Familles des Malvaceae, Orchidaceae, Sterculiaceae, Tiliaceae. Taxonomania. Revue de Taxonomie et de Nomenclature Botaniques 29: 1-41.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Marticorena, C. & Rodríguez, R (2003). Flora de Chile 2(2): 1-94. Universidad de Concepción, Concepción.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Neto, L.M., Almeida, V.R. & Forzza, R.C. (2004). A família Orchidaceae na Reserva Biológica da Represa do Grama - Descoberto, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 55: 137-156.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pansarin, E.R. & Pansarin, L.M. (2008). A família Orchidaceae na Serra do Japi, São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 59: 87-98.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2022). Flora of Thailand 12(3): 671-1015. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Pessoa, E., de Barros, F. & Alves, M. (2015). Orchidaceae from Viruá National Park, Roraima, Brazilian Amazon. Phytotaxa 192: 61-96.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Schinini, A. (2010). Orquídeas nativas del Paraguay. Rojasiana 9: 1-316.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2009). Wild Orchid of Thailand 2: 1-463. Amarin.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & Mytnik-Ejsmont, J. (2015). Orchidaceae of West-Central Africa 2: 1-300. Koeltz Scientific books, Koenigsheim, Germany.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. & al. (2004). Flore du Gabon 36: 1-231. Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle, Paris.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Ruizia 20: 1-396.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Velayos, M. & al. (eds.) (2018). Flora de Guinea Ecuatorial 10: 1-491. Consejo superior de investigaciones científicas, Real jardín botánico, Madrid.
  • Velayos, M., Barberá, P., Cabezas, F.J., de la Estrella, M., Fero, M. & Aedo, C. (2014). Checklist of the vascular plants of Annobón (Equatorial Guinea). Phytotaxa 171: 1-78.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Brunel, J.F., Hiepo, P. & Scholz, H. (eds.) (1984). Flore Analytique du Togo Phanérogames: 1-751. GTZ, Eschborn.
  • Demissew, S., Cribb, P. & Rasmussen, F. (2004). Field Guide to Ethiopian Orchids: 1-300. The Board of Trustees of the 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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2022). Flora of Thailand 12(3): 671-1015. The Forest Herbarium, Royal Forest Department.
  • Szlachetko, D. & Kowalkoska, A. (2007). Contributions to the orchid flora of Guinea, West Africa. Polish Botanical Studies 25: 1-259.
  • Szlachetko, D.L. (ed.) (2016). Orchids of the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana) 1: 1-461. Koeltz Botanical Books.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orch. Pl.: 26 (1830).
  • Williamson, Orch. SC. Afr.: 114, fig. 59/2 (1977).

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Burkill HM. (1995). The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols. 1-3. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vols 1-3.
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 1, 2016 Osborne, J. [JO 932], Zambia 78403.000 No
Jul 16, 2013 Bolliger, R.F. [RFB 102], Madagascar K000718803 No
Oct 13, 2009 Hooker, J.D. [s.n], India K000387773 Unknown type material Yes
Mar 1, 2009 Redden, K.M. et al. [2939], Guyana K000718136 No
Mar 1, 2004 Jongkind, C.C.H. [5909], Gabon K000743749 No
Apr 1, 1994 s.coll. [s.n.], Brazil K000886084 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Prance, G.T. [8479], Rondônia K000886093 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Usteri, A. [13], São Paulo K000886083 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Krapovickas, A. [38536], Rio Grande do Sul K000886089 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Wright, C. [1495], Cuba K000583625 Unknown type material Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Miers, J. [s.n.], Rio de Janeiro K000886085 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Bamps, P. [5020], São Paulo K000886094 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Assis, V. [107], Minas Gerais K000886081 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Burchell, W.J. [2277], Brazil K000886086 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Burchell, W.J. [4925], Brazil K000886079 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Burchell, W.J. [4925], Brazil K000886080 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Dusén, P.K.H. [8114], Paraná K000886090 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Queiroz, L.P. [3222], Bahia K000293485 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Dusén, P.K.H. [14442], Paraná K000886088 Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Dusén, P.K.H. [8114], Brazil K000886087 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Tekwe, C. [170], Cameroon K000106629 No
Jan 1, 1994 Usteri, A. [14], São Paulo K000886082 Yes
Jan 1, 1994 Tekwe, C. [170], Cameroon K000106628 No
Jan 1, 1990 Thomas, D.W. [7043], Cameroon K000106627 No
Jan 1, 1982 Sperling, C.R. [5843], Brazil K000886091 Yes
Aug 18, 1970 Philcox, D. [3925], Mato Grosso K000886092 Yes
Chapman [2952], Nigeria K000615983 No
Nigeria 18713.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [5141], Sierra Leone 19735.000 No
Keay, R.W.J., Nigeria 19738.000 No
Melville, F.A. [77], Sierra Leone 19774.000 No
India 20565.000 No
20568.000 No
20572.000 No
King, D.E.S. [24], Nigeria 20577.000 No
Richards, H.M. [8113], Zambia 20580.000 No
Cox, J.K. [100], Ghana 20588.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3874], Zambia 21017.000 No
Corby, H.D.L. [354], Zimbabwe 21033.000 No
Haswell, D.R. [1], Sierra Leone 23055.000 No
Gillett, J.B. [15188], Nigeria 23957.000 No
Sierra Leone 24079.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [3874A], Zambia 24080.000 No
Fanshawe, D.B. [664], Zambia 24081.000 No
Melville, F.A. [361], Sierra Leone 24082.000 No
Harley, W.J. [1839], Liberia 24083.000 No
Harley, W.J. [2156], Liberia 24099.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4064], Angola 24100.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [8627], Tanzania 24101.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [4389], Zambia 24102.000 No
Zimbabwe 29578.000 No
Morze, G. [55], Zambia 29667.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4358], Zambia 2974.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [4240], Zambia 2975.000 No
Richards, H.M. [12031], Zambia 3029.000 No
Brazil 31863.000 No
Robinson, E.A. [5937], Zambia 32327.000 No
Williamson, G. [1497], Zambia 32493.000 No
Bowden, J.K. [157], Nigeria 33909.000 No
Zambia 36502.000 No
Leedal, P. [2615], Tanzania 36632.000 No
Zambia 36643.000 No
Richards, H.M. [15975], Zambia 3821.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [155], Hong Kong 38739.000 No
Cribb, P. [10668], Tanzania 40323.000 No
Cribb, P. [10541], Tanzania 41079.000 No
Adams, B.R. [268], Belize 42373.000 No
Schaijes, M. [2167], Congo, DRC 48947.000 No
Fay, J.M. [7281], Central African Republic 49104.000 No
Fay, J.M. [7223], Central African Republic 49114.000 No
Cribb, P.J. [6013], Malawi 49148.000 No
Gassner, A., Malawi 50181.000 No
Lewis, B.A. [1394], Tanzania 60280.000 No
Stevart [492], Cameroon 71933.000 No
Stolz, A. [1124], Tanzania K000242154 Yes
Morson [s.n.], Sierra Leone K000242155 Yes
Barter [20202], Niger K000242156 Yes
Bidgood, S. et al. [6461], Tanzania K000718655 No

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