Yellow Helmet Orchid
Polystachya concreta
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-August
How to identify Yellow Helmet Orchid
Identify Yellow Helmet Orchid 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: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Yellow Helmet Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polystachya concreta
- Genus
- Polystachya
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-August
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Yellow Helmet Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Yellow Helmet Orchid
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Yellow helmet orchid (Polystachya concreta) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh and 2 other states. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to August.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Yellow Helmet Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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