Guccchha Irid Amri / Green Flowered Smithsonia
Smithsonia viridiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa
- Flowering
- May-March
How to identify Guccchha Irid Amri
Identify Guccchha Irid Amri 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: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Guccchha Irid Amri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Smithsonia viridiflora
- Genus
- Smithsonia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-March
- 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
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guccchha Irid Amri itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- गुच्छ इरीड अमरी Guccchha Irid Amri
About Guccchha Irid Amri
Green Flowered Smithsonia (Smithsonia viridiflora) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from May to March.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Guccchha Irid Amri belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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