Hnahkhat / Pleated Leaf Nervillia
Nervilia plicata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- February-August
How to identify Hnahkhat
Identify Hnahkhat 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 flower colour: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hnahkhat.
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.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Hnahkhat belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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