Nervilia lilacea
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Ordo: Asparagales
Familia: Orchidaceae
Genus: Nervilia
Name
Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H.Perrier, Ann. Fac. Sci. Marseille 21(2): 197, 1912 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- [[ | ]] = Nervilia gassneri Börge Pett. in Nord. J. Bot. 9: 492. 1990. Type. Malawi: Southern Prov., Zomba Distr., Zomba Plateau, 1530 m, 15 July 1984. Petersson and Gassner 359 (holotype: UPS, image seen!; isotype: BP, K, image seen!, LISC, LMU, MAL, NHT, SRGH).
Type
Madagascar: Centre, massif de Manonarivo, bois humides, 1000 m, fl., Perrier de la Bâthie 1873 (holotype: P [P00094725], image seen!).
Specimens examined
Kenya. Nandi North District, Spetonok, 0°22'32"N, 35°00'29"E, elevation 2000 m, 22 April 2018, FOKP-1530 (EA, HIB).
Distribution
Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya (new record). (Fig. 2)
Habitat and phenology
Tropical rain forest floor margins at elevation 200–2000 m a.s.l.. Flowering from March to April was observed in Kenya.
Taxon Treatment
- Tian, J; Kathambi, V; Kamau, P; Mwachala, G; Malombe, I; Hu, G; 2019: The first report of Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from Kenya and the Northern Hemisphere PhytoKeys, 135: 35-38. doi
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Other References
- ↑ Petersson B (1990) Studies in the genus Nervilia (Orchidaceae) in Africa.Nordic Journal of Botany9(5): 487–497. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-1051.1990.tb00539.x
- ↑ Petersson B (1991) The Genus Nervilia (Orchidaceae) in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Orchid Monographs (Vol. 5).Rijksherbarium/Hortus Botanicus, Leiden, 90 pp.