Nervilia

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Nervilia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Gastrodieae
Subtribe: Nervilliinae
Genus: Nervilia
Comm. ex Gaudich.
Selected Species
  • Nervilia aragoana
  • Nervilia cumberlegei
  • Nervilia lanyuensis
  • Nervilia nipponica
  • Nervilia plicata
Synonyms
  • Cordyla Blume
  • Haplostellis Endl.
  • Rophostemon Endl., orth. var.
  • Roptrostemon Blume
  • Stellorchis Thouars, orth. var.
  • Stellorkis Thouars

Nervilia is a genus of orchid with about 50 species. It is the sole member of its subtribe, the Nervilliinae.

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