About Slender-Leaved Luisia
Luisia tenuifolia, the slender-leaved luisia, is a species of epiphytic orchid, belonging to the Vanda alliance. It is native to Sri Lanka and southwestern India. Its stem and leaves are slender and cylindrical, range between 8 and 17 centimeters .Flowers are medium large, with petals narrow, twice as long as the ovate concave sepals. Lip is narrowly fiddle-shaped, convex, with base broad, 2-sepals. Sepals are 1.2-1.6 cm long, yellowish-green with red maroon microscopic dots. Petals are more green. Sepals are 1.2-1.6 cm long, yellowish-green with red maroon microscopic dots. Petals are more green. Lip is white or greenish with maroon to deep purple base and lobes.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Luisia tenuifolia
- Genus
- Luisia
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous open forests
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Slender-Leaved Luisia belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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