Green Lipped Dendrobium
Dendrobium ovatum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Green Lipped Dendrobium
Identify Green Lipped Dendrobium 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: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Green Lipped Dendrobium.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dendrobium ovatum
- Genus
- Dendrobium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- 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
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Green Lipped Dendrobium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ആനത്താലി
About Green Lipped Dendrobium
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Green Lipped Dendrobium (Dendrobium ovatum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and 3 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Green Lipped Dendrobium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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