Pecteilis gigantea

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| name = Butterfly orchid or Lady Susan's orchid

| image = waghchora.jpg

| genus = Pecteilis

| species = gigantea

| authority = (Thunb.) Raf.

| synonyms =

  • Habenaria susannae
  • Habenaria gigantea
  • Orchis gigantea
  • Platanthera gigantea

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Pecteilis gigantea is fragrant orchid species found in hilly evergreen forests in India at height 1800 ft. above sea level.{{Cite book |last=Society |first=American Orchid |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pBsmAQAAMAAJ |title=American Orchid Society Bulletin |date=1976 |publisher=American Orchid Society |pages=4–5 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Pecteilis gigantea (Sm.) Raf. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649916-1 |access-date=2023-08-10 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}

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