Phalaenopsis Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 294
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Synonyms: Doritis Lindl. , Grafia A.D.Hawkes , Kingidium P.F.Hunt , Kingiella Rolfe , Lesliea Seidenf. , Polychilos Breda , Polystylus Hasselt ex Hassk. , Stauritis Rchb.f. , Stauroglottis Schauer , Synadena Raf.
A genus of c. 60 species; c. 50 species in Malesia.
Distribution: Tropical Asia, Malesia, Australia
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| Phalaenopsis cornucervi (Breda) Blume & Rchb.f. (section Polychilos), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden | Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. (section Esmeralda), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden | Phalaenopsis deliciosa Rchb.f. (section Deliciosae), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden |
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| Phalaenopsis maculata Rchb.f.(section Amboinenses), in situ, Borneo, Sarawak | Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet (section Amboinenses), cultivated in the Philippines | Phalaenopsis stuartiana Rchb.f. (section Phalaenopsis), cultivated at the Hortus Botanicus, Leiden |
last updated: 23 May 2007 by André Schuiteman