Tongue Orchid
Bulbophyllum fuscopurpureum
Also known as Yellow-Brown Purple Bulbophyllum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- February-August
How to identify Tongue Orchid
Identify Tongue Orchid 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: February-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tongue Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Bulbophyllum fuscopurpureum
- Genus
- Bulbophyllum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-August
- 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 Tongue Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tongue Orchid
Tongue Orchid (Bulbophyllum fuscopurpureum) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Tongue Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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