Green-Flowered Liparis
Liparis viridiflora
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Sikkim, Assam & more
- Flowering
- September-April
How to identify Green-Flowered Liparis
Identify Green-Flowered Liparis 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: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Green-Flowered Liparis.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Liparis viridiflora
- Genus
- Liparis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist, evergreen- and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Himalayas, Myanmar, Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Samoa, Java
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- 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
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Green-Flowered Liparis itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Green-Flowered Liparis
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Green-Flowered Liparis (Liparis viridiflora) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Sikkim, Assam and 6 other states. It grows in moist, evergreen- and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Green-Flowered Liparis belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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