The Spiked Peristylus
Peristylus aristatus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- July-September
How to identify The Spiked Peristylus
Identify The Spiked Peristylus 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: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Sikkim.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is The Spiked Peristylus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Peristylus aristatus
- Genus
- Peristylus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests, grasslands and moist deciduous forests
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-September
- 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
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for The Spiked Peristylus itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About The Spiked Peristylus
A member of the Orchidaceae family, The Spiked Peristylus (Peristylus aristatus) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Meghalaya, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests, grasslands and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to September.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
The Spiked Peristylus belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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