Pecteilis gigantea

Butterfly Orchid or Lady Susan's Orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Pecteilis
Species:	P. gigantea
Binomial name
	Pecteilis gigantea ; (Thunb.) Raf.
Synonyms
	Habenaria susannae; Habenaria gigantea; Orchis gigantea; Platanthera gigantea;

Pecteilis gigantea A tall growing orchid native to India and SE Asia The Butterfly Orchid is so named because of its wing-like sepals and fringed lip lobes. The flowers have a pleasing fragrance.