Liparis nervosa

Liparis nervosa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Malaxideae
Genus:	Liparis
Species:	L. nervosa
Binomial name
*Liparis nervosa* (Thunb.) Lindl.
Synonyms
Ophrys nervosa Thunb. in J.A.Murray (basionym) Epidendrum nervosum (Thunb.) Thunb. Cymbidium nervosum (Thunb.) Sw. Malaxis nervosa (Thunb.) Sw. Iebine nervosa (Thunb.) Raf. Sturmia nervosa (Thunb.) Rchb.f. Leptorkis nervosa (Thunb.) Kuntze Diteilis nervosa (Thunb.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones

Liparis nervosa is a species of orchid found in the Tropics of Asia, Africa and America.^[1] It is a terrestrial species growing in woodlands and grasslands.^[1]

Toxicity

Liparis nervosa contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.^[2]

References

1 2 La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Timber Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-88192-876-1.
↑ Fu, P.P., Yang, Y.C., Xia, Q., Chou, M.C., Cui, Y.Y., Lin G., "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements", Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2002, pp. 198-211

External links

Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). [http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?submitForm=true&page_id=77&searchTextMenue=Liparis+nervosa&filterRegionIDs[]=6&filterRegionIDs[]=1&filterRegionIDs[]=2&filterRegionIDs[]=3&filterRegionIDs[]=5 "Liparis nervosa"]. African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.

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