✿Orchidaceae · Peristylus
Peristylus sahanii
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- August-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Peristylus sahanii
- Genus
- Peristylus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On sandy hill slopes
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-September
- Conservation status
- Critically Endangered (CR)
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 Peristylus sahanii itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Peristylus sahanii
Peristylus sahanii is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. It is native to India. It grows in on sandy hill slopes. Flowering and fruiting run from August to September.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Peristylus sahanii belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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