Nervilia concolor

Tall shield orchid
Nervilia concolor in the Tsukuba Botanical Garden
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Nervilia
Species:
N. concolor
Binomial name
Nervilia concolor
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Cordyla concolor Blume
    • Pogonia concolor (Blume) Blume
    • Roptrostemon concolor (Blume) Lindl.
    • Aplostellis flabelliformis (Lindl.) Ridl.
    • Epipactis carinata Roxb.
    • Nervilia aragoana Gaudich.
    • Nervilia carinata (Roxb.) Schltr.
    • Nervilia flabelliformis (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang
    • Nervilia scottii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
    • Nervilia tibetensis Rolfe
    • Nervilia yaeyamensis Hayata
    • Pogonia carinata (Roxb.) Lindl.
    • Pogonia flabelliformis Lindl.)
    • Pogonia gracilis Blume )
    • Pogonia nervilia Blume
    • Pogonia scottii Rchb.f.

Nervilia concolor, commonly known as tall shield orchid,[2] and to as Nervilia aragoana in Australia,[3] is a small terrestrial orchid found in South Asia and Southeast Asia and in the northern regions of Australia. It has pale green, short-lived flowers with a cream-colored or yellowish labellum and a more or less circular leaf that emerges at the base of the flowering stem after flowering.

Illustration by Lewis Roberts
  1. ^ a b "Nervilia concolor". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 281. ISBN 978-1877069123.
  3. ^ "Nervilia aragoana". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 16 August 2023.