Liparis nervosa

Short description: Species of orchid

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

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]

## References

1. ↑ 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.
2. ↑ 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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