Wagheri / Acampe Orchid
Acampe praemorsa
Also known as Brittle Orchid
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- April-December
How to identify Wagheri
Identify Wagheri by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Wagheri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acampe praemorsa
- Genus
- Acampe
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Seychelles
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Wagheri itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಸೀತೆಹೂ Seete Hoo, ಸೀತೆದಂಡೆ Seete Dande, ಗಂಧನಕುಲ Gandhanakula
- Malayalam
- താലിമരവാഴ Thaalimaravaazha, താലിമരവാഴ
- Marathi
- वाघेरी Wagheri, वाघरी
About Wagheri
Acampe orchid (Acampe praemorsa) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka and 13 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Wagheri belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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