Pakha Phool / Forest Calanthe
Calanthe sylvatica
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Pakha Phool
Identify Pakha Phool 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: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pakha Phool.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Calanthe sylvatica
- Genus
- Calanthe
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Widespread from Africa, Madagascar and Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- 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
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pakha Phool itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- पाखा फूल Pakha phool
About Pakha Phool
Forest Calanthe (Calanthe sylvatica) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Pakha Phool belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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