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Nervilia plicata (Andrews) Schltr.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Nervilia

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Nervilia plicata: Flower of Nervilia plicata. Wayanad, India
Photo: L. Shyamal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
毛叶芋兰, 毛葉芋蘭, 紫花脈葉蘭, 青天葵, 紫花脉叶兰, 紫花芋兰, 紫背一点广

Synonyms

  • Aplostellis velutina (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Ridl.
  • Arethusa plicata Andrews
  • Cordyla discolor Blume
  • Epipactis plicata Roxb.
  • Nervilia apiculata Schltr.
  • Nervilia biflora Schltr.
  • Nervilia biflora (Wight) Schltr.
  • Nervilia dallachyana Schltr.
  • Nervilia dallachyana (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Schltr.
  • Nervilia discolor (Blume) Schltr.
  • Nervilia discolor var. purpurea (Hayata) S.S.Ying
  • Nervilia plicata var. plicata
  • Nervilia plicata var. purpurea (Hayata) S.S.Ying
  • Nervilia porphyrophylla Schltr.
  • Nervilia purpurea (Hayata) Schltr.
  • Nervilia velutina (C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Pogonia biflora Wight
  • Pogonia dallachyana F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Pogonia discolor (Blume) Blume
  • Pogonia plicata (Andrews) Lindl.
  • Pogonia pulchella Hook.f.
  • Pogonia purpurea Hayata
  • Pogonia velutina C.S.P.Parish & Rchb.f.
  • Roptrostemon discolor Lindl.
  • Roptrostemon discolor (Blume) Blume

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.