Whorled Oberonia
Oberonia verticillata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Whorled Oberonia
Identify Whorled Oberonia 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: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Whorled Oberonia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Oberonia verticillata
- Genus
- Oberonia
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- 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
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Whorled Oberonia itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Whorled Oberonia
Whorled Oberonia (Oberonia verticillata) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Whorled Oberonia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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