About tall shield orchid
Nervilia concolor (known by some taxonomic authorities as Nervilia aragoana) commonly known as tall shield orchid, is a small terrestrial orchid found in South Asia and Southeast Asia and in the northern regions of Australia. It has pale green, short-lived flowers with a cream-colored or yellowish labellum and a more or less circular leaf that emerges at the base of the flowering stem after flowering.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nervilia aragoana
- Genus
- Nervilia
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous, damp forests, also in sacred groves
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Java, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Samoa
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Sthalapadma
- Tamil
- Orilaittamarai
- Malayalam
- Nilattamara, Orlattamara, ഓരിലത്താമര
- Marathi
- Duduki
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
tall shield orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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