Fox-Tail Orchid
Aerides odorata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- May-November
How to identify Fox-Tail Orchid
Identify Fox-Tail 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: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Mizoram and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Fox-Tail Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aerides odorata
- Genus
- Aerides
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Cambodia, Java, Indonesia, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- 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
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Fox-Tail Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- অ্যারিডেস ওডোরাটা
- Malayalam
- ഐറിഡെസ് ഒഡൊറാറ്റ
About Fox-Tail Orchid
Fox-tail Orchid (Aerides odorata) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand and 6 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from May to November.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Fox-Tail Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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