✿Orchidaceae · Oberonia
Whorled Oberonia
Oberonia verticillata
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- July-November
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.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Whorled Oberonia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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