taxonID	type	description	language	source
03B01428A7635970FFDA4B9BA4AAFCCC.taxon	description	Flowering & fruiting: Flowering from April to August. fruiting from May to August. Habitat: Terrestrial herbs, growing in moist mixed evergreen forests and Savanna grasslands. Mostly prefers shady places among short grasses at 200 – 1100 m elevation. Total population size in Sri Lanka is estimated to comprise fewer than 100 mature individuals. Locally rare. Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bismarck Islands, Borneo, Caroline Island, China, Cook Island, India, Japan, Java, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Malaku, Malaya, Marianas, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory-Australia, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Society Island, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam and Wallis- Futuna Island. Specimens examined: INDIA, Orissa, Ganjam, Mohana, S. Misra 114 (CAL). South Andaman, N. P. Balakrishnan 4086 (CAL). Sikkim, 2500 feet, 05.1891, R. Pantling 143 (P [P 00347511]). INDONESIA, Lesser Sunda Islands, Kandang, 800 m, 01.10.1980, E. Schmutz 4703 (L [L 1514232]). LAOS, Salavan, 13.04.1927, E. Poilane 13754 (P [P 00347528]). SRI LANKA, Bulupitiya, near Nilgala, Bibile, 20.04.2009, AKAG 37; ibid., 25.05.2009, AKAG 13; Kitugala, rainforest next to rubber plantation, 06.06.2010, AP 2011 / 04 / 04 (PDA). THAILAND, Chiang Mai, Jawn Tong, Mae Soi Valley, 11.05.1990, J. F. Maxwell 90 - 494 (L [L 1517282]).	en	A. G., Atthanagoda, Aberathna, N., Bandara, C., Kumar, P. (2021): Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea 31 (3): 161-174, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05
03B01428A7635970FFDA4B9BA4AAFCCC.taxon	materials_examined	VIETNAM, Nun Bara Province, Bienhoa, 23.04.1930, E. Poilane 17345 (P [P 00347526]). Notes: In PDA, a specimen deposited from Kitulgala in Sabaragamuwa province (AP. 2011 / 04 / 04) with a leaf and two flower stalks is identified as Nervilia concolor. However, the species was not found during recent field visits to the Kitulgala area. Cribb and Whistler (2011) cited Blume s. n. as the holotype of this name and claimed that it is present at L. However, Seidenfaden (1978) was unable to locate it. Further research is needed to confirm whether or not type material still exists. In the absence of type material, the name would need to be neotypified, but due to lack of information and access to original (or related) materials, it was not attempted in the current study.	en	A. G., Atthanagoda, Aberathna, N., Bandara, C., Kumar, P. (2021): Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea 31 (3): 161-174, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05
03B01428A767597AFFDA493DA771FB33.taxon	description	Pogonia biflora Wight, Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. 5: t. 1758. 1851.	en	A. G., Atthanagoda, Aberathna, N., Bandara, C., Kumar, P. (2021): Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea 31 (3): 161-174, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05
03B01428A767597AFFDA493DA771FB33.taxon	description	Flowering & fruiting: Flowering from February to May, fruiting from February to June. Habitat: Terrestrial orchid growing in moist mixed evergreen forests and savanna grasslands. Mostly prefers shady places among short grasses at around 200 – 1100 m elevation. Recent field observations indicate that each subpopulation consists of 25 – 30 individuals. Locally rare. Distribution: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam in Asia; Australia. Specimens examined: INDIA, 1869, E. C. Parish 182 (K [K 000387598]). SRI LANKA, Appalagala OSF, Balangoda Range, Belihuloya Beat, 20.03.1994, A. H. M. Jayasuriya 8173; Koslanda, Akkaraseeya, 18.03.2008, S. coll. AP. 2011 / 04 / 01; Beragala, 20.03.2009, S. coll. AP. 2011 / 04 / 02: plant with larger leaf and flower stalk on the lower side of the sheet belongs to N. plicata, while the specimen with smaller leaf in the upper part belongs to N. simplex); Bulupitiya, near Nilgala, Bibile, 25.05.2009, AKAG 11; Ibid., 20.04.2009, AKAG 35; Ibid., 20.04.2009, AKAG 36 (PDA). Notes: A specimen (A. H. M. Jayasuriya 8173) of this species (leaf only), collected from Belihuloya area in Sabaragamuwa Province and bearing a note “ leaves purple ”, was deposited in PDA under the name N. juliana (Roxb.) Schltr .. Field observations in China, India, Laos and Sri Lanka have revealed that the leaf colour varies in this species from green to reddish-purple and sometimes they are even variegated with green-light green-reddish purple. After repeated searches, the type for this name could not be located at K. It is assumed to have been lost, in which case a lectotype is needed for this name. Seidenfaden (1978) also indicated his doubt about the existence of the type and suggested that the Andrew’s illustration (Andrew, 1803) should be considered as type. However, he did not formally designate a lectotype. The illustration, t. 321, in Andrews (1803) was based on “ the plants flowering at the hot-house of J. Vere, Esquire, Kensington Gore, in the month of July ”. This collection, as per the protologue, has come from Aylmer Bourke Lambert who originally sent it to England in 1803 from India. Hence, being based on original material, this plate is designated as the lectotype.	en	A. G., Atthanagoda, Aberathna, N., Bandara, C., Kumar, P. (2021): Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea 31 (3): 161-174, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05
03B01428A767597AFFDA493DA771FB33.taxon	description	Flowering: Flowering from May to September at the Nilgala subpopulation and in November at the Kalthota and Belihuloya subpopulations. Flowers open in the morning, emitting an unpleasant odour, and wither within a few hours. Fruiting not observed. Habitat: In shady places in understorey and among short grasses, growing in loose, humus-rich soil, sometimes on banks of streams. Locally very rare. Distribution: India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam in Asia; Africa; Australia. Specimens examined: INDIA, Sikkim, Lachoong Valley, July 1895, R. Pantling 372 (BM [BM 000061415]). NIGERIA, Ibadan Ogbomosho Forest Reserve, Olla hills, 01.04.1958, A. Binuyo 36921 (P [P 00353521]). SRI LANKA, Koslanda, Beragala, 20.03.2009, AP. 2011 / 04 / 02 (PDA: this voucher contains multiple specimens, those with smaller leaves belong to N. simplex); Bulupitiya, near Nilgala, Bibile, 25.05. 2009, AKAG 12; Ibid., 20.04.2009, AKAG 23 (PDA). TANZANIA, Nyassa Hochland, Station Kyimbila, 17.12.1912, A. Stolz 1791 (K [K 000306638]). ZAMBIA, South of Mwinilunga, October 1970, Drummond Williamson s. n. (K [K 000306637]).	en	A. G., Atthanagoda, Aberathna, N., Bandara, C., Kumar, P. (2021): Taxonomic notes on the genus Nervilia (Nervilieae: Epidendroideae: Orchidaceae) in Sri Lanka. Rheedea 31 (3): 161-174, DOI: 10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05, URL: https://doi.org/10.22244/rheedea.2021.31.03.05
