Sthalapadma / Tall Shield Orchid
Nervilia aragoana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering
- May-September
How to identify Sthalapadma
Identify Sthalapadma 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Single pleated leaf appears after flowers fade, no leaves while blooming.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Undulate.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Karnataka.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nervilia aragoana
- Genus
- Nervilia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, damp forests, also in sacred groves
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Samoa
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- CordaterecordedHeart-shaped, with a notch at the base.“The leaf is bright green, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped but appears almost circular, 150–250 mm (6–10 in) in diameter with wavy edges and prominent radiating veins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“The leaf is bright green, heart-shaped or kidney-shaped but appears almost circular, 150–250 mm (6–10 in) in diameter with wavy edges and prominent radiating veins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sthalapadma 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 Sthalapadma itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Sthalapadma
- Tamil
- Orilaittamarai
- Malayalam
- Nilattamara, Orlattamara, ഓരിലത്താമര
- Marathi
- Duduki
About Sthalapadma
Tall shield orchid (Nervilia aragoana) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand and Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous, damp forests, also in sacred groves. Flowering and fruiting run from May to September.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Sthalapadma belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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