Pale Pholidota
Pholidota pallida
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Nagaland & more
- Flowering
- August-May
How to identify Pale Pholidota
Identify Pale Pholidota 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-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Pale Pholidota.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pholidota pallida
- Genus
- Pholidota
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India incl. Andaman, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, Bhutan, Malay Peninsula, Pacific Islands, Australia, Indo-China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Kerala, Maharashtra, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-May
- 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 Pale Pholidota itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Pale Pholidota
Pale Pholidota (Pholidota pallida) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Meghalaya, Nagaland and 6 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from August to May.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Pale Pholidota belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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