Nepal Satyrium
Satyrium nepalense
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-January
How to identify Nepal Satyrium
Identify Nepal Satyrium 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: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nepal Satyrium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Satyrium nepalense
- Genus
- Satyrium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Myanmar, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharashtra, Nagaland, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- 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
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nepal Satyrium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- சட்டைரியம் நேபாளன்சி, சட்டைரியம் நேபாளன்ஸி
About Nepal Satyrium
Nepal Satyrium (Satyrium nepalense) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala and 10 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Nepal Satyrium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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