About Fox-tail Orchid
Aerides odorata is a species of flowering plant in the Orchidaceae. It is widespread across much of Southeast Asia, found in the lowland forests of China (Yunnan, Guangdong), Himalayas, Bhutan, Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, the Lesser Sunda Islands, and the Philippines. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aerides odorata
- Genus
- Aerides
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Cambodia, Java, Indonesia, Malaysia
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- অ্যারিডেস ওডোরাটা
- Malayalam
- ഐറിഡെസ് ഒഡൊറാറ്റ
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Fox-tail Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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