✿Orchidaceae · Nervilia
Hnahkhat / Pleated Leaf Nervillia
Nervilia plicata
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- February-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Nervilia plicata
- Genus
- Nervilia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Thailand
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- 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 Hnahkhat itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Mizo
- Hnahkhat
About Hnahkhat
Pleated Leaf Nervillia (Nervilia plicata) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat and 5 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Hnahkhat belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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