Difference between revisions of "Aerides odoratum"

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Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Aerides odoratum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Aerides odoratum, Lour. (A. cornutum, Roxbg.). Lvs. 6-8 in. long, up to 2 in. broad: racemes nodding, equaling or longer than the lvs.; fls. about 1 in. long, fragrant; sepals and petals white, with a carmine spot at the obtuse apex, the petals narrower than the sepals; lateral lobes of the lip erect, round-oblong, white, or faintly tinged with purple, and somewhat spotted; middle lobe of the lip linear-oblong, denticulate or entire, white, with a median purple line. India to Cochin China. Var. birmanicum, Reichb. f. Fls. smaller, with lines instead of apical spots, and the narrow middle lobe of the lip with few marginal teeth. Var. purpurascens, Hort. Racemes larger, and the sepals and petals tipped with dull amethyst. Var. majus, Hort. Racemes and fls. larger. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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