How to identify Nilgiri Disperis
Identify Nilgiri Disperis 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: Purple.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilgiri Disperis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Disperis zeylanica
- Genus
- Disperis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- 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
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgiri Disperis itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nilgiri Disperis
Nilgiri Disperis (Disperis zeylanica) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Nilgiri Disperis belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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