Nilgiri Oberonia
Oberonia swaminathanii
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- September-October
How to identify Nilgiri Oberonia
Identify Nilgiri Oberonia 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: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nilgiri Oberonia.
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.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Nilgiri Oberonia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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