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Nervilia simplex

Also known as: Aplostellis simplex Thouars +19 more
  • Aplostellis simplex Thouars
  • Arethusa simplex Thouars
  • Bolborchis crociformis Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Bolorchis crociformis Zoll. & Moritzi, 1846
  • Coelogyne javanica Lindl.
  • Epidendrum simplex (Thouars) Spreng.
  • Nervilia bathiei Senghas
  • Nervilia bollei (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Nervilia crispata (Blume) Schltr. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Nervilia crispata (Blume) Schltr. ex Kraenzl.
  • Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf.
  • Nervilia erosa P.J.Cribb
  • Nervilia fimbriata Schltr.
  • Nervilia francoisii H.Perrier
  • Nervilia humilis Schltr.
  • Nervilia monantha Blatt. & McCann
  • Nervilia prainiana (King & Pantl.) Seidenf.
  • Nervilia reniformis Schltr.
  • Pogonia bollei Rchb.f.
  • Pogonia crispata Blume
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.

Originating in Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, and the Pacific, Nervilia simplex is a tuberous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, PACIFIC
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, East Tropical Africa, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Macaronesia, Malesia, Northeast Tropical Africa, Papuasia, South Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, Southwestern Pacific, West Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa, Western Indian Ocean
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Congo, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Philippines, Queensland, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Swaziland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

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