✿Orchidaceae · Polystachya
Polystachya flavescens
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- June-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Polystachya flavescens
- Genus
- Polystachya
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- On hills to about 1200m, on shola trees
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-July
- 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
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Polystachya flavescens itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Polystachya flavescens
Polystachya flavescens is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in on hills to about 1200m, on shola trees. Flowering and fruiting run from June to July.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Polystachya flavescens belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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