Genus Nervilia section Linervia
Genus Nervilia section Linervia. Type species: N simplex (Thou.) Schltr.
Synonyms:
Leaf reniform, often pubescent. Inflorescence 1-flowered, much elongating in the fruiting stage. Lip without a spur or with a short spur.
Genus Nervilia section Nervilia
IN PREPARATION
Genus Nervilia section Nervilia
IN PREPARATION
Genus Nervilia section Linervia in New Guinea contains 5 species:
Nervilia acuminata
Nervilia crociformis
Nervilia imperatetorum
Nervilia pallidiflora
Nervilia punctata
ARTIFICIAL KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE SECTION LINERVIA IN NEW GUINEA
(modified and updated from Schlechter's (1911))
1a. Inflorescence 1-flowered, much elongating in the fruiting stage (Section Linervia) == 2
1b. Inflorescence at least 2-flowered, not elongating in the fruiting stage. == 6
2a. Front margin of the lip irregularly crisped-laciniate == Nervilia crociformis
2b. Front margin of the lip flat, entire or 3-lobed == 3
3a. 22a. Lip entire == Nervilia acuminata
3b. Lip 3-lobed == 4
4 a. Lip inside glabrous, without keels == Nervilia imperatetorum
4 b. Lip inside with two hairy keels == 5
5 a. Lip mid-lobemuch longer than wide == Nervilia pallidiflora
5 b. Lip mid-lobe only slightly longer than wide == Nervilia punctata
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Genus Nervilia section Linervia
Nervilia acuminata (J.J.Sm.) Schltr., flower, photo W. Harris, based on Harris 1721, from PNG, Libano River