Oberonia platycaulon
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Manipur
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Oberonia platycaulon
Identify Oberonia platycaulon 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: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Manipur.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Oberonia platycaulon.
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.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Oberonia platycaulon belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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