✿Orchidaceae · Thelasis
Thelasis pygmaea
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Thelasis pygmaea
- Genus
- Thelasis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India to SE. Asia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-May
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 Thelasis pygmaea itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Thelasis pygmaea
Thelasis pygmaea belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to May.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Thelasis pygmaea belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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