Nervilia simplex(Thouars) Schltr.

WFO wfo-0000251739 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Nervilia simplex, photographed by S.MORE
fig. a S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / 2021-08-19 / obs. 152918147
Nervilia simplex, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. b Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 65326446
Nervilia simplex, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. c Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 63997951
Nervilia simplex, photographed by Tony Rebelo
fig. d Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 64003239
Nervilia simplex, photographed by S.MORE
fig. e S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 60136510
Nervilia simplex, photographed by Siddarth Machado
fig. f Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 60698268
Nervilia simplex, photographed by S.MORE
fig. g S.MORE, CC0 1.0 / obs. 60138862
Nervilia simplex, photographed by Ajit Ampalakkad
fig. h Ajit Ampalakkad, CC0 1.0 / obs. 48256075

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Native range 47 botanical countries

Regions where Nervilia simplex is native: Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, DR Congo, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Réunion, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Oman, Taiwan, Assam, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Queensland, New Caledonia, Vanuatu BeninBurundiCameroonCentral African RepublicCongoDR CongoEswatiniEthiopiaGhanaGuineaGulf of Guinea Is.Ivory CoastKenyaLiberiaMadagascarMalawiMaliMozambiqueNigeriaNorthern ProvincesSenegalSierra LeoneTanzaniaTogoZambiaZimbabweOmanTaiwanAssamEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLaosMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPhilippinesSri LankaSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaQueenslandNew Caledonia MauritiusRéunionVanuatu
Native distribution of Nervilia simplex, 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
Benin BEN AFRICA
Burundi BUR
Cameroon CMN
Central African Republic CAF
Congo CON
DR Congo ZAI
Eswatini SWZ
Ethiopia ETH
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Gulf of Guinea Is. GGI
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
Liberia LBR
Madagascar MDG
Malawi MLW
Mali MLI
Mauritius MAU
Mozambique MOZ
Nigeria NGA
Northern Provinces TVL
Réunion REU
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Zambia ZAM
Zimbabwe ZIM
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Laos LAO
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Philippines PHI
Sri Lanka SRL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Oman OMA ASIA-TEMPERATE
Taiwan TAI
New Caledonia NWC PACIFIC
Vanuatu VAN
Queensland QLD AUSTRALASIA

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 22 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 simplex Thouars
  • Arethusa simplex Thouars
  • Bolborchis crociformis Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Coelogyne javanica Lindl.
  • Epidendrum simplex (Thouars) Spreng.
  • Nervilia bathiei Senghas
  • Nervilia bollei (Rchb.f.) Schltr.
  • Nervilia crispata (Blume) Schltr. ex K.Schum. & Lauterb.
  • Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf.
  • Nervilia erosa P.J.Cribb
  • Nervilia fimbriata Schltr.
  • Nervilia francoisii H.Perrier
  • Nervilia humilis Schltr.
  • Nervilia monantha Blatt. & McCann
  • Nervilia prainiana (King & Pantl.) Seidenf.
  • Nervilia reniformis Schltr.
  • Pogonia bollei Rchb.f.
  • Pogonia crispata Blume
  • Pogonia prainiana King & Pantl.
  • Pogonia simplex (Thouars) Rchb.f.
  • Pogonia thouarsii Blume
  • Stellorkis aplostellis Thouars

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. 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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