Liparis nervosa
Black Flower Widelip Orchid, Pantropical Widelip Orchid
Also known as: Cymbidium nervosum (Thunb.) Sw. +19 more
- Cymbidium nervosum (Thunb.) Sw.
- Diteilis nervosa (Thunb.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones
- Empusa nervosa (Thunb.) T.C.Hsu
- Epidendrum nervosum (Thunb.) Thunb.
- Iebine nervosa (Thunb.) Raf.
- Leptorchis bituberculata (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Leptorchis elata (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Leptorchis guineensis (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Leptorchis guingangae (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Leptorchis nervosa (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Leptorchis odorata (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Leptorchis olivacea (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Leptorkis nervosa (Thunb.) Kuntze
- Liparis bituberculata var. khasiana Hook.f.
- Liparis breviscapa A.P.Das & Lama
- Liparis elata subsp. albiflora Cogn.
- Liparis elata subsp. longifolia Cogn.
- Liparis elata subsp. purpurascens Regel
- Liparis khasiana (Hook.f.) Tang & F.T.Wang
- Liparis nervosa f. nervosa
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a pseudobulbous geophyte or lithophyte.
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Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, North America, the Pacific, and South America, Liparis nervosa (commonly known as Black-flower widelip orchid or Pantropical Widelip Orchid) is a lithophytic orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb
Plant Type
Air Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, NORTHERN AMERICA, PACIFIC, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, China, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northeast Tropical Africa, Northern South America, Northwestern Pacific, South Tropical Africa, Southeastern U.S.A., Southern South America, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, 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, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms