Giant Egret Flower
Pecteilis gigantea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa & more
- Flowering
- August-December
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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