✿Orchidaceae · Nervilia
Sthalapadma / Tall Shield Orchid
Nervilia aragoana
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka
- Flowering
- May-September
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.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Sthalapadma belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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