Amarkand / Spectacular Eulophia
Eulophia nuda
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- April-July
How to identify Amarkand
Identify Amarkand 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 leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-July.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Amarkand.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Eulophia nuda
- Genus
- Eulophia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The elliptic to oblong or lance-shaped and tapering leaves are 125–130 cm long × 3–4 cm wide, including a 66 cm long leaf-stalk.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Amarkand itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Amarkand itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- अमरकन्द amarkand, अम्बरकन्द ambarkand, गोरूमा goruma
- Bengali
- budbar bari
- Malayalam
- ചിലന്തിക്കിഴങ്ങ്, Eulophia nuda
- Marathi
- अमरकंद amarkand, अंबरकंद ambarkand, मानकंद manakand
About Amarkand
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Spectacular Eulophia (Eulophia nuda) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra and 5 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from April to July.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Amarkand belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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