Rose Epipogium
Epipogium roseum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- April-May
How to identify Rose Epipogium
Identify Rose Epipogium 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: April-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rose Epipogium.
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.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Rose Epipogium belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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