Liparis elata

Family	Orchidaceae
Subfamily	Epidendroideae
Tribe	Malaxideae
Subtribe	Liparidinae
Scientific name	Liparis elata Lindley
Synonyms	See Note below.
Distribution	Tropical America
Reference	Liparis nervosa Lindl.
	Liparis nervosa (Thunberg ex Murray) Lindley
	Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. 1830
Note	Liparis elata Lindley is obviously different species with Liparis nervosa (Thunberg ex Murray) Lindley. Liparis nervosa is a relatively small plant with 5-15 flowers, on the other hand, Liparis elata is a relatively big plant. However, Liparis nervosa is offen confused with or identified as a synonym of Liparis elata. Also, in many books, species below are thought to be synonynms of Liparis elata and at the same time synonyms of Liparis nervosa. Re-examination on taxa of these species should be done. (Written synonyms in many books) Cymbidium bituberculatum Hooker; Cymbidium nervosum Swartz; Dituilis nepalensis Rafinesque; Empusa paradoxa Lindley; Epidendrum nervosum (Thunberg) Thunberg; Iebine nervosa (Thunberg) Rafinesque; Leptorchis bicornis (Ridley) Kuntze; Leptorchis bituberculata (Lindley) Kuntze; Leptorchis eggersii (Reichenbach f.) Kuntze; Leptorchis elata (Lindley) Kuntze; Leptorchis guineensis (Lindley) Kuntze; Leptorchis guingangae (Reichenbach f.) Kuntze; Leptorchis kappleri (Reichenbach f.) Kuntze; Leptorchis lutea (Ridley) Kuntze; Leptorchis macrocarpa (Hooker f.) Kuntze; Leptorchis nervosa (Lindley) Kuntze; Leptorchis odontostoma (Reichenbach f.) Kuntze; Leptorchis odorata (Lindley) Kuntze; Leptorchis olivacea (Lindley) Kuntze; Leptorchis parishii (Hooker f.) Kuntze; Liparis bambusaefolia Makino; Liparis bicallosa (D. Don) Schlechter; Liparis bicornis Ridley; Liparis bituberculata Reichenbach f.; Liparis bituberculata Reichenbach f. var. formosana Ridley; Liparis bituberculata Reichenbach f. var. hachijoensis (Nakai) T. Hashimoto; Liparis bituberculata Reichenbach f. var. khasiana Hooker f.; Liparis cornicaulis Makino; Liparis eggersii Reichenbach f.; Liparis elata Lindley var. inundata Barbosa-Rodrigues; Liparis elata Lindley var. latifolia Ridley; Liparis elata Lindley var. longifolia Cogniaux; Liparis elata Lindley var. purpurascens Regel; Liparis elata Lindley var. rufina Ridley; Liparis formosana Reichenbach f.; Liparis guamensis Ames; Liparis guineensis Lindley; Liparis guingangae Reichenbach f.; Liparis hachijoensis Nakai; Liparis inundata (Barb.Rodr.) Cogniaux; Liparis kappleri (Reichenbach f.) Reichenbach f.; Liparis khasiana (Hooker f.) Tang & F. T. Wang; Liparis longiscapa (Rolfe ex Downie) Gagnepain; Liparis lutea Ridley; Liparis macrocarpa Hooker f.; Liparis melanoglossa Schlechter; Liparis nervosa (Thunberg ex Murray) Lindley forma aureovariegata K. Nakajima; Liparis nervosa (Thunberg ex Murray) Lindley forma kappleri (Reichenbach f.) Christenson & Carnevali; Liparis nervosa (Thunberg ex Murray) Lindley var. formosana (Reichenbach f.) M. Hiroe; Liparis nervosa (Thunberg ex Murray) Lindley var. khasiana (Hooker f.) P. K. Sarkar; Liparis nyassana Schlechter; Liparis odontostoma Reichenbach f.; Liparis odorata Lindley; Liparis odorata Lindley var. intacta Kerr; Liparis odorata Lindley var. longiscapa Rolfe ex Downie; Liparis olivacea Lindley; Liparis paradoxa Reichenbach f.; Liparis paradoxa Reichenbach f. var. parishii Hooker f.; Liparis parishii (Hooker f.) Hooker f.; Liparis perrieri Schlechter; Liparis rufina Reichenbach f. ex Rolfe; Liparis siamensis Rolfe ex Downie; Liparis simeonis Schlechter; Liparis teniana Kränzlin; Liparis tenii Schlechter; Liparis tonkinensis Gagnepain; Liparis violaceonervosa Guillaumin; Malaxis lancifolia Smith; Malaxis nervosa Swartz; Malaxis odorata Willdenow; Sturmia bituberculata Reichenbach f.; Sturmia kappleri Reichenbach f.; Sturmia nervosa (Thunberg) Reichenbach f.; Tribrachia racemosa Lindley ex Schlechter

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