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Rose Epipogium
Epipogium roseum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- April-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Epipogium roseum
- Genus
- Epipogium
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Africa through Asia to Australia and New Guinea
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sikkim, Maharashtra, Assam, Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Mizoram, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-May
- 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 Rose Epipogium itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rose Epipogium
Rose Epipogium (Epipogium roseum) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and 10 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to May.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Rose Epipogium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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