WANOSCG Orchid Fact Sheet

Nervilia

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Nervilia

Nervilia distribution

Name and Authority

Nervilia Gaudich.

Common Name

Shield Orchids

Originally Described by

Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré in Voy.Uranie [Freycinet] 4:5, Pl. 35 (1829)

Flowering Months

· · · · · · · · · · Nov Dec

Description

Nervilia species are clonal with the stem tuber producing one or more replacement daughter tubers each year. The leaves are pleated or prominently veined (hence the genus name) and are produced after flowering. The flowers are usually short-lived with seed development occurring rapidly following pollination.

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