Liparis nervosa

Liparis nervosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Subtribe:	Malaxidinae
Genus:	Liparis
Species:	L. nervosa
Binomial name
	Liparis nervosa; (Thunb.) Lindl.
Synonyms
	Ophrys nervosa Thunb. in J.A.Murray (basionym); Epidendrum nervosum (Thunb.) Thunb.; Cymbidium nervosum (Thunb.) Sw.; Malaxis nervosa (Thunb.) Sw.; Iebine nervosa (Thunb.) Raf.; Sturmia nervosa (Thunb.) Rchb.f.; Leptorkis nervosa (Thunb.) Kuntze; Diteilis nervosa (Thunb.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones;

Short description: Species of orchid

Liparis nervosa is a species of orchid found in the Tropics of Asia, Africa and America.^[1] It is a terrestrial species that grows in woodlands and grasslands.^[1]

Toxicity

Liparis nervosa contains tumorigenic pyrrolizidine alkaloids.^[2]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 La Croix, I. F.; Aubron, Manuel (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Timber Press. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-88192-876-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=to4rytwGiiwC.
↑ Fu, P.P., Yang, Y.C., Xia, Q., Chou, M.C., Cui, Y.Y., Lin G., "Pyrrolizidine alkaloids-tumorigenic components in Chinese herbal medicines and dietary supplements", Journal of Food and Drug Analysis, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2002, pp. 198-211 [1] ^{[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]}

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