Aragoa-Like Nervilia (Nervilia aragoana)
Aragoa-Like Nervilia (Nervilia aragoana) - Short lived terrestrial orchid or also called as Ephemeral found in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali, Mumbai. Just few months to go for emergence of the flower. The bloom is seen just after the first shower and the flowers perish with in a week or two. The vegetative state (leaves) are heart shaped and develop until after the flowers fade.
Nervilia concolor is a small terrestrial orchid found in South and Southeast Asia and in northern Australia. It has pale green, short-lived flowers with a cream-coloured or yellowish labellum and a more or less circular leaf which emerges at the base of the flowering stem after flowering.