✿Orchidaceae · Oberonia
Oberonia platycaulon
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Manipur
- Flowering
- September-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oberonia platycaulon
- Genus
- Oberonia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Oberonia platycaulon itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Oberonia platycaulon
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Oberonia platycaulon is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Manipur. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Oberonia platycaulon belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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