Nervilia crociformis, commonly known as the trembling nervilia[2] or round shield orchid,[3] is a small terrestrial orchid found in South and Southeast Asia and in New Guinea and northern Australia.

A more or less circular leaf held horizontally above the ground emerges at the base of the flowering stem after flowering.Nervilia crociformis is a terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial herb which grows in clonal colonies with only a few individuals producing flowers in any one year.

The labellum is white, 15–18 mm (0.6–0.7 in) long with a wide fringe and small, hairy calli.

The leaf is dark green, more or less circular, 40–70 mm (2–3 in) in diameter with about ten radiating veins.

[7] Nervilia crociformis occurs in Tropical Africa, Southern Africa, islands of the western Indian Ocean, Taiwan, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, Queensland, New Caledonia, Samoa and Vanuatu.