✿Orchidaceae · Luisia
Amb-Keli / Slender-Leaved Luisia
Luisia tenuifolia
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- July-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Luisia tenuifolia
- Genus
- Luisia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous open forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- 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
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Amb-Keli itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Amb-keli
About Amb-Keli
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Slender-Leaved Luisia (Luisia tenuifolia) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala and Meghalaya. It grows in moist deciduous open forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Amb-Keli belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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