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Peristeria elata Hook.

Family	:	Orchidaceae
Local name	:	English- Dove orchid
Flowering and fruiting period	:	August-October
Distribution	:	Native of Central and South America
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Grown as garden plant
Endemic/Exotic	:	Exotic
Uses	:	Ornamental purpose
Key botanical characters:   It has ovoid pseudobulbs up to 12 cm high, elongated, not fat and with four leaves that reach up to one meter of length and 15 cm of width, folded. Flowers emerge from the base of the bulb and produce 4 to 12 flowers with an intense marble white color and purple spots. The anther and pistil are yellow. The central part of the flower has a well-defined dove shape