Nervilia concolor(Blume) Schltr.

Tall shield orchid

WFO wfo-0000251655 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Nervilia concolor, photographed by Cheng-Te Hsu
fig. a Cheng-Te Hsu, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-07-28 / obs. 147442501
Nervilia concolor, photographed by agujaceratops
fig. b agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 55656021
Nervilia concolor, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. c Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 129020880
Nervilia concolor, photographed by S.MORE
fig. d S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 66680703
Nervilia concolor, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. e Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 128812675
Nervilia concolor, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. f Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 132790672
Nervilia concolor, photographed by S.MORE
fig. g S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 112717744
Nervilia concolor, photographed by S.MORE
fig. h S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 94309398

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Native range 43 botanical countries

Regions where Nervilia concolor is native: China South-Central, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan, Tibet, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Northern Territory, Queensland, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Marianas, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Society Is., Tonga, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is. China South-CentralTaiwanTibetAssamBangladeshBismarck ArchipelagoCambodiaEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSolomon Is.Sri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNorthern TerritoryQueenslandFijiNew Caledonia Nansei-shotoAndaman Is.Caroline Is.Cook Is.MarianasNiueSamoaSociety Is.TongaTuamotuTubuai Is.VanuatuWallis-Futuna Is.
Native distribution of Nervilia concolor, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Andaman Is. AND ASIA-TROPICAL
Assam ASS
Bangladesh BAN
Bismarck Archipelago BIS
Cambodia CBD
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Solomon Is. SOL
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Caroline Is. CRL PACIFIC
Cook Is. COO
Fiji FIJ
Marianas MRN
New Caledonia NWC
Niue NUE
Samoa SAM
Society Is. SCI
Tonga TON
Tuamotu TUA
Tubuai Is. TUB
Vanuatu VAN
Wallis-Futuna Is. WAL
China South-Central CHC ASIA-TEMPERATE
Nansei-shoto NNS
Taiwan TAI
Tibet CHT
Northern Territory NTA AUSTRALASIA
Queensland QLD

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 16 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Aplostellis flabelliformis (Lindl.) Ridl.
  • Cordyla concolor Blume
  • Epipactis carinata Roxb.
  • Nervilia aragoana Gaudich.
  • Nervilia carinata (Roxb.) Schltr.
  • Nervilia flabelliformis (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang
  • Nervilia scottii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Nervilia tibetensis Rolfe
  • Nervilia yaeyamensis Hayata
  • Pogonia carinata (Roxb.) Lindl.
  • Pogonia concolor (Blume) Blume
  • Pogonia flabelliformis Lindl.
  • Pogonia gracilis Blume
  • Pogonia nervilia Blume
  • Pogonia scottii Rchb.f.
  • Roptrostemon concolor (Blume) Lindl.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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