Breeches Eria
Conchidium braccatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- July-October
How to identify Breeches Eria
Identify Breeches Eria 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: July-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Breeches Eria.
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.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Breeches Eria belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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