Hooded Orchid
Dendrobium aphyllum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- March-June
How to identify Hooded Orchid
Identify Hooded 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: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Hooded Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrobium aphyllum
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Nepal, Malaysia, Australia
- Found in India
- Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Kerala, Mizoram, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hooded Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- পাতাহীন ডেনড্রোবিয়াম
About Hooded Orchid
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Hooded Orchid (Dendrobium aphyllum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Assam, West Bengal, Sikkim and 12 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from March to June.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Hooded Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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