Common name: Pitcher Diphylax
Botanical name: Diphylax urceolata Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family) Synonyms: Habenaria urceolata
Pitcher Diphylax is a 8-10 cm high plant, having a succulent, small
cylindrical rhizome. Stem is slim, cylindrical, often slightly curved near
the base with a large leaf Leaf round or long lanceolate.
White flowers are arranged in a vertical spike. Flowers look like a set of
narrow pointed white petals, with a green "tongue" hanging out.
Flowering: September-October.
Identification credit: Amit Kotia
| Photographed in Arunachal Pradesh. |
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