Mysore Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis mysorensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
How to identify Mysore Moth Orchid
Identify Mysore 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 shape: Elliptic.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Raceme.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mysore Moth Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phalaenopsis mysorensis
- Genus
- Phalaenopsis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- EllipticrecordedWidest at the middle, tapering evenly at both ends.“Two to four coriaceous, oblong elliptic leaves are formed on a 4.5 to 6.5 mm short stem.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mysore Moth Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- RacemerecordedIndividual stalked flowers arranged along a central stem, opening from bottom to top.“One to four flowers are formed on axillary, lateral racemes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mysore Moth Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Mysore Moth Orchid
Mysore Moth Orchid (Phalaenopsis mysorensis) belongs to the Orchidaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Mysore Moth Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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