✿Orchidaceae · Oberonia
Nilgiri Oberonia
Oberonia swaminathanii
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- September-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oberonia swaminathanii
- Genus
- Oberonia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- 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
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nilgiri Oberonia itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Nilgiri Oberonia
Nilgiri Oberonia (Oberonia swaminathanii) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. It grows in shola and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to October.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Nilgiri Oberonia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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