✿Orchidaceae · Paphiopedilum
Lady's Slipper Orchid
Paphiopedilum venustum
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
- Flowering
- March-April
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.
Botanical family
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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