Ceylon Luisia
Luisia zeylanica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh & more
- Flowering
- February-June
How to identify Ceylon Luisia
Identify Ceylon Luisia 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: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ceylon Luisia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Luisia zeylanica
- Genus
- Luisia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, China, Java, Malaya, Philippine Islands, Thailand, New Caledonia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-June
- 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 Ceylon Luisia itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ceylon Luisia
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Ceylon Luisia (Luisia zeylanica) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and 1 other states. It grows in open moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Ceylon Luisia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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