How to differentiate between aerides odorata and aerides lawrenceae?

[KC Kam]

Hi All,

I would like to ask how to differentiate between aerides orodata and aerides lawrenceae?

I am looking at the pictures but both of them looks the similar in terms of shape.

I also wonder which one has better fragrance and intensity

Please advice.

Thank you.

[estación seca]

For details of species I go to orchidspecies.com. There are closeups of the lips there.

[Keysguy]

Very similar in every way; size, form, fragrance but odorata flower more pink than lawrenceae which is purple. Pics of mine below. My favorite genera.

[estación seca]

The lips are different. It's not hard to see if you focus on them.

[KC Kam]

Originally Posted by Keysguy

Very similar in every way; size, form, fragrance but odorata flower more pink than lawrenceae which is purple. Pics of mine below. My favorite genera.

Nice Are both of them strongly fragrant too?

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Originally Posted by estación seca

The lips are different. It's not hard to see if you focus on them.

The lip is the curved horn shape at the lower end of the flower right? I am not sure whether I am right.. It seems that odorata has more curved.. That all I can see.

[estación seca]

Open the species pages at orchidspecies.com in separate tabs and switch back and forth as you look at them.

[KC Kam]

Originally Posted by estación seca

Open the species pages at orchidspecies.com in separate tabs and switch back and forth as you look at them.

OK, let me try that 😁