Delicate Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis deliciosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- July-August
How to identify Delicate Moth Orchid
Identify Delicate Moth 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 leaf margin: Undulate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Delicate Moth Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phalaenopsis deliciosa
- Genus
- Phalaenopsis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-August
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- UndulaterecordedA wavy, rippled edge.“The leaves are unique due to their undulate margins.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Delicate Moth Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Old inflorescences, which are usually panicles or more rarely racemes, may continue to grow and form new flowers over several flowering periods.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Delicate Moth Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- ഫാലയെനോപ്സിസ് ഡെലിഷ്യോസ
About Delicate Moth Orchid
Delicate Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis deliciosa) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and 4 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen and Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to August.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Delicate Moth Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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