Common name: Aragoa-Like Nervilia • Hindi: Sthalapadma • Marathi: Duduki • Tamil: Orilaittamarai • Malayalam: Nilattamara, Orlattamara • Sanskrit: Padmacarini
Botanical name: Nervilia aragoana Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Aragoa-Like Nervilia is a peculiar terrestrial orchid, surviving by means
of a 2 cm tall underground pseudobulb in the under brush of seasonally
drier forests . During the growth of the inflorescence that bears 2-3
flowers ,the plant has to do with out its single egg-shaped or heart-shaped
leaf with a showy brown -and -purple marking -the leaf does not
develop until after the flowers fade. The flowers are about 1 in/ 2.5 cm
across;their tepals are greenish yellow with lengthwise brown stripes of
varying intensity . The lip is a shade lighter . The plant should be grown
in a humic substrate in flowerpots. During growth ,the plant needs moisture
semi -shade and ample warmth , while requiring absolute dryness and reduced
temperatures in the winter. It blooms between January and April and comes
from the Malayan Peninsula,nothern Thailand , Laos and Burma.
Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar
| Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra. |
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