Phalaenopsis aphrodite Rchb.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Phalaenopsis

Characteristics

Stems very short, stout. Leaves 3 or 4, green, often suffused red abaxially, elliptic, oblong, or falcate-oblong, 8-22 × 3-7 cm, base cuneate or sometimes oblique, apex acute or obtuse. Inflorescence to 50 cm, unbranched or sometimes branched, many flowered; rachis purplish green, ± flexuous; floral bracts ovate-triangular, 3-5 mm. Flowers mainly white, 5-6 cm in diam., lateral lobes of lip with red spots or lines, callus yellow, spotted green; pedicel and ovary green, slender, 2.5-4.5 cm. Dorsal sepal ovate-elliptic or subelliptic, 2.5-4 × 1.5-2.5 cm, base slightly contracted, apex obtuse; lateral sepals obliquely ovate, 2.5-3.5 × 1.4-2.2 cm, acute. Petals rhombic-obovate, 2.7-3.4 × 2.4-3.8 cm, base narrowed into a short claw, apex rounded; lip 3-lobed, base with a linear claw 7-9 mm; lateral lobes erect, falcate-obovate, ca. 2 cm, base contracted, apex rounded or acute; mid-lobe subrhombic, 2.8-3.5 × 1.4-1.7 cm, base cuneate, with 2 slender apical tails (cirri) 8-18 mm; disk with a forked callus between lateral lobes. Column ca. 1 cm, stout, foot broad; stipe ca. 4.5 mm. Fl. Apr-Jun. 2n = 38.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 1.0
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Environment

Light 4-6
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Soil acidity 4-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 11-12

Usage

Uses environmental use
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Cultivation

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Images

Phalaenopsis aphrodite unspecified picture

Distribution

Phalaenopsis aphrodite world distribution map, present in China, Philippines, and Taiwan, Province of China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:650507-1
WFO ID wfo-0000268155
COL ID 4FR2M
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Phalaenopsis amabilis Phalaenopsis aphrodite Phalaenopsis erubescens Phalaenopsis amabilis var. aphrodite Phalaenopsis amabilis var. dayana Phalaenopsis amabilis var. longifolia Phalaenopsis amabilis var. rotundifolia Phalaenopsis aphrodite var. amabilis Phalaenopsis amabilis var. ambigua Phalaenopsis amabilis var. erubescens

Lower taxons

Phalaenopsis aphrodite subsp. aphrodite Phalaenopsis aphrodite subsp. formosana