Phalaenopsis amabilis

(L.) Blume

An illustration of Phalaenopsis amabilis in bloom.

An illustration of Phalaenopsis amabilis in bloom.

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Temperature No data.

Distribution


Hab. in sylvis littoralibus Nusae Kamangae insulae, Blume; Amboyna, Rumphius. From Palawan in the southern Philippines to Borneo, Sumatra, and Java.

Description


Folia bina, oblonga, coriacea, radicalia, pseudobulbo nullo. Scapus pedalis et ultra, 3-4-florus. Flores magni, albi. Sepala oblonga, obtusa. Petala suborbiculata, unguiculata. Labellum laciniis lateralibus ovatis, obtusis, incurvis, versus basin lutescentibus; basicallo elevato, truncato, luteo, sagittato instructum. Leaves in pairs, oblong, leathery, arising from the base, with no pseudobulb. Flower stalk one foot or more in length, bearing 3-4 flowers. Flowers large, white. Sepals oblong, blunt. Petals nearly circular, clawed. Lip with lateral lobes ovate, blunt, curved inward, yellowish towards the base; base elevated, truncated, yellow, equipped with a sagittate (arrow-shaped) structure.

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