Nervilia crociformis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- May-June
How to identify Nervilia crociformis
Identify Nervilia crociformis 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 leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nervilia crociformis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nervilia crociformis
- Genus
- Nervilia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, China, New Guinea and Australia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The tuber is somewhat round to egg-shaped, 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 inches) across, whitish in colour and sparsely covered with root-knobes, producing only one leaf each year.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nervilia crociformis itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit-stalk is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long, bearing capsules measuring 1–1.5 cm (0.39–0.59 in) long and 0.5 cm (0.20 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nervilia crociformis itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- നെർവിലിയ ക്രോസിഫോർമിസ്
About Nervilia crociformis
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Nervilia crociformis is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Sikkim and Uttarakhand. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to June.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Nervilia crociformis belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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