✿Orchidaceae · Phalaenopsis
Mysore Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis mysorensis
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
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.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Mysore Moth Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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