✿Orchidaceae · Conchidium
Breeches Eria
Conchidium braccatum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- July-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Conchidium braccatum
- Genus
- Conchidium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests, also in grasslands
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
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 Breeches Eria itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Breeches Eria
Breeches Eria (Conchidium braccatum) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in evergreen and shola forests, also in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to October.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Breeches Eria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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