The first report of Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from Kenya and the Northern Hemisphere

Jing Tian; Vivian Kathambi; Peris Kamau; Geoffrey Mwachala; Itambo Malombe; Guang-Wan Hu

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.135.46629

The first report of Nervilia lilacea Jum. & H. Perrier (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae) from Kenya and the Northern Hemisphere

PhytoKeys. 2019 Nov 11:135:35-38. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.135.46629. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Jing Tian^{1

2}, Vivian Kathambi^{1

2

3}, Peris Kamau⁴, Geoffrey Mwachala⁴, Itambo Malombe⁴, Guang-Wan Hu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ CAS Key Laboratory of Plant Germplasm Enhancement and Specialty Agriculture, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan China.
² Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China Sino-Africa Joint Research Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan China.
³ University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
⁴ East African Herbarium, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 451660-0100, Nairobi, Kenya National Museums of Kenya Nairobi Kenya.

Abstract

Nervilia lilacea is recorded from Kenya as well as the Northern Hemisphere for the first time. A plate of ink drawing and a distribution map are provided based on the new collection.

Keywords: Orchidaceae; Flora of Kenya; illustration of Nervilia lilacea; new record; taxonomy.

Jing Tian, Vivian Kathambi, Peris Kamau, Geoffrey Mwachala, Itambo Malombe, Guang-Wan Hu.