Phalaenopsis sanderiana

Species of orchid

Phalaenopsis sanderiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. sanderiana
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis sanderiana
Rchb.f
Synonyms
  • Phalaenopsis alcicornis Rchb.f.
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis var aphrodite subvar. sanderiana
  • Phalaenopsis aphrodite var sanderiana
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis var sanderiana

Phalaenopsis sanderiana is an orchid in the genus Phalaenopsis that is native to the Philippines. It was named in honour of M. Fredrick Sander.[1] It is a pendant growing epiphyte with epileptic, rounded tip pendulous leaves. Inflorescence are showy of 15 to 20 on 32 inch long raceme.[2]

Varieties

  • Phalaenopsis sanderiana var. marmorata Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. n.s. 20:812. 1883.
  • Phalaenopsis sanderiana subvar. alba Veitch Man. Orchid. Pl. 7:35. 1891
  • Phalaenopsis sanderiana f. alba (Veitch) Christenson. Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 207. 2001

Gallery

  • Photos of Phalaenopsis sanderiana
  • Phalaenopsis sanderiana inflorescence
    Phalaenopsis sanderiana
    inflorescence
  • Phalaenopsis sanderiana flower
    Phalaenopsis sanderiana
    flower
  • Phalaenopsis sanderiana callus
    Phalaenopsis sanderiana
    callus

References

  1. ^ Flora Oder Botanische Zeitung v65:466. 1882
  2. ^ The Orchids of the Philippines J. Cootes 2001.

External links

  • Media related to Phalaenopsis sanderiana at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Phalaenopsis sanderiana at Wikispecies
  • phals.net
Taxon identifiers
Phalaenopsis sanderiana


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