Giant Egret Flower
Pecteilis gigantea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Giant Egret Flower
Identify Giant Egret Flower 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: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Giant Egret Flower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pecteilis gigantea
- Genus
- Pecteilis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- 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
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Giant Egret Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- കല്ലുചെടി
- Marathi
- वाघचोरा
About Giant Egret Flower
Giant Egret Flower (Pecteilis gigantea) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa and 5 other states. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Giant Egret Flower belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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