Ba a saba amfani da kalmar "Butterfly Orchis" azaman kalma ɗaya a cikin harshen Ingilishi. Duk da haka, "Butterfly Orchid" kalma ce da ake amfani da ita don kwatanta nau'in tsire-tsire na orchid wanda ke da furanni tare da siffar malam buɗe ido. Sunan kimiyya na irin wannan nau'in orchid shine "Habenaria radiata," kuma asalinsa ne a Gabashin Asiya.Kalmar "orchid" ta fito ne daga kalmar Helenanci "orchis," wanda ke nufin ƙwanƙwasa , saboda rashin jin dadi. siffar tushen shuka. Orchid "Butterfly" yana samun sunansa daga bayyanar furen, wanda yayi kama da malam buɗe ido tare da yada fuka-fuki. Shahararriyar shuka ce ta ado kuma ana amfani da ita sau da yawa a cikin shirye-shiryen fure-fure da kuma matsayin kayan ado a cikin lambuna.