Smithsonia viridiflora

This is really orchid season. All those little orchids blooming up in those trees, very nicely camouflaged and visible only to the trained eye. Smithsonia is a genus that is endemic to South India and is represented by 3 species namely S. maculata, S. straminea and S. viridiflora. Smithsonia viridiflora was seen blooming in the lower elevations of the Western Ghats in May. The flowers measure about a centimetre across.