Orchidaceae
Nervilia plicata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Nervilia
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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
Photos

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Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.