Ochre-Yellow Acampe
Acampe ochracea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Ochre-Yellow Acampe
Identify Ochre-Yellow Acampe 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: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ochre-Yellow Acampe.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acampe ochracea
- Genus
- Acampe
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-May
- 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
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ochre-Yellow Acampe itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Ochre-Yellow Acampe
Ochre-Yellow Acampe (Acampe ochracea) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in moist deciduous and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Ochre-Yellow Acampe belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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