Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H.Perrier, Ann. Fac. Sci. Marseille 21(2): 197, 1912

Tian, Jing, Kathambi, Vivian, Kamau, Peris, Mwachala, Geoffrey, Malombe, Itambo & Hu, Guang-Wan, 2019, The first report of Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from Kenya and the Northern Hemisphere, PhytoKeys 135, pp. 35-38 : 35

Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H.Perrier, Ann. Fac. Sci. Marseille 21(2): 197, 1912 Fig. 1

= Nervilia gassneri Börge Pett. in Nord. J. Bot. 9: 492. 1990. Type. Malawi: Southern Prov., Zomba Distr., Zomba Plateau, 1530 m, 15 July 1984. Petersson and Gassner 359 (holotype: UPS, image seen!; isotype: BP, K, image seen!, LISC, LMU, MAL, NHT, SRGH).

Type.

Madagascar: Centre, massif de Manonarivo, bois humides, 1000 m, fl., Perrier de la Bâthie 1873 (holotype: P [P00094725], image seen!).

Specimens examined.

Kenya. Nandi North District, Spetonok, 0°22'32"N, 35°00'29"E, elevation 2000 m, 22 April 2018, FOKP-1530 (EA, HIB).

Distribution.

Madagascar, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya (new record). ( Fig. 2 )

Habitat and phenology.

Tropical rain forest floor margins at elevation 200-2000 m a.s.l.. Flowering from March to April was observed in Kenya.

Figures

Figure 1. Nervilia lilacea A plant with flower B plant with leaf (adaxial and abaxial leaf) C flower, frontal view D floral pieces dissected (a dorsal sepal b lateral petal c lateral sepal d lip) E lip F column, lateral and ventral view G anther H pollinia I capsule (Jing Tian drew it from FOKP- 1530 specimen).

Figure 2. Distribution map of Nervilia lilacea, with the new collection FOKP- 1530 shown by a red star [other points re-drawn after Petersson (1990, 1991) and specimen records]