Lady's Slipper Orchid
Paphiopedilum venustum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- March-April
How to identify Lady's Slipper Orchid
Identify Lady's Slipper 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: Green.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lady's Slipper Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Paphiopedilum venustum
- Genus
- Paphiopedilum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Burma
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-April
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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 Lady's Slipper Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Lady's Slipper Orchid
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Lady's Slipper Orchid (Paphiopedilum venustum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. Flowering and fruiting run from March to April.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Lady's Slipper Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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