Nirmal Phulchadi / Lax-Flowered Peristylus
Peristylus lawii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Nirmal Phulchadi
Identify Nirmal Phulchadi 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: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nirmal Phulchadi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Peristylus lawii
- Genus
- Peristylus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-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
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nirmal Phulchadi itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- निर्मल फूलछडी Nirmal Phulchadi
- Tamil
- பனி பூ-அம்பு Pani Pu-Ampu
- Kannada
- ಇಬ್ಬನಿ ಪುಷ್ಪಬಾಣ Ibbani Pushpabaana
- Malayalam
- മഞ്ഞുള്ള പൂവമ്പ് Manjulla Poovambu
- Marathi
- फुलकाडी अमरी Phulkadi Amri
About Nirmal Phulchadi
Lax-Flowered Peristylus (Peristylus lawii) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Nirmal Phulchadi belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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