✿Orchidaceae · Satyrium
Nepal Satyrium
Satyrium nepalense
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-January
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.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Nepal Satyrium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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