Genus Nervilia section Vinerlia
Genus Nervilia section Vinerlia Type species: Nervilia macu!ata (Par. & Rchb.f.) Schltr.
Synonyms:
Leaf sometimes pubescent. Inflorescence 2-or 3-flowered, with a very short rachis, not elongating in the fruiting stage Lip without a spur.
Genus Nervilia section Vinerlia
IN PREPARATION
Genus Nervilia section Vinerlia in New Guinea contains 2 species:
Nervilia apiculata
Nervilia plicata
ARTIFICIAL KEY TO THE SECTIONS AND SPECIES OF THE GENUS NERVILIA IN NEW GUINEA
(modified and updated from Schlechter's (1911))
1 a. Lip apex apiculate == Nervilia apiculata
1 b. Lip apex rounded-truncate to retuse == Nervilia plicata
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Genus Nervilia section Vinerlia
Nervilia plicata (as Nervilia porphyrophylla Schltr.), drawing R. Schlechter in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 21 (1923) t. 18, fig. 58