✿Orchidaceae · Malaxis
Colorful Malaxis
Malaxis versicolor
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- July-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Malaxis versicolor
- Genus
- Malaxis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-September
- 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 Colorful Malaxis itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Colorful Malaxis
Colorful Malaxis (Malaxis versicolor) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 2 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to September.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Colorful Malaxis belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Orchidaceae family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Colorful Malaxis or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.