Pecteilis gigantea (Sm.) Raf. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Pecteilis gigantea (Sm.) Raf.

Pecteilis gigantea (Sm.) Raf.

Pecteilis gigantea is a fragrant orchid that grows in hilly evergreen forests from India through the Western Himalayas to Pakistan.

Family
Genus
Pecteilis
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Pecteilis gigantea (Sm.) Raf.

Pecteilis gigantea (Sm.) Raf. is a fragrant species of orchid. It grows in hilly evergreen forests in India at an elevation of 1800 feet above sea level, and its range extends from the Western Himalayas into Pakistan.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Pecteilis

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