genusphalaenopsis

Genus Phalaenopsis Blume Phalaenopsis amabilis Phalaenopsis aphrodite Phalaenopsis celebensis Phalaenopsis equestris Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi * Phalaenopsis fasciata Phalaenopsis fuscata Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica Phalaenopsis javanica Phalaenopsis lindenii Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana Phalaenopsis modesta Phalaenopsis parishii Phalaenopsis pulchra Phalaenopsis reichenbachiana Phalaenopsis stobartiana * Phalaenopsis sumatrana Phalaenopsis tetraspis Phalaenopsis venosa Phalaenopsis viridis Phalaenopsis violacea

**Phalaenopsis amabilis** (L.) Bl. section Phalaenopsis In 1750 Rumphius described this species as Angraecum album majus (Herb. Amboin. 6: 99,t. 43, 1750.) and several other autors described the same species under different names till Blume in 1825 the Genus Phalaenopsis described based on this Phalaenopsis species. It's an easy to grow Phalaenopsis species even on window-sill. This species grows inQueensland (Australia), New Guinea, The Philippines and the Indonesian islands.	**Phalaenopsis aphrodite** Rchb.f. section Phalaenopsis A beautiful Phalaenopsis species from the Philippines and Taiwan which I grow in my warm greenhouse.
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**Phalaenopsis aphrodite** Rchb.f. section Phalaenopsis A beautiful Phalaenopsis species from the Philippines and Taiwan which I grow in my warm greenhouse.	**Phalaenopsis celebensis** (Schauer) Benth. section Stauroglottis It's not evident to see this Phalaenopsis-species in an orchid collection. Plants are found in Sulawesi, Celebes and Indonesian Islands. These plant needs warm and humid growing conditions and bright shadow. With good cultivation, this species flowers with several nice 3-4 cm flowers during a long period of time.
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**Phalaenopsis equestris** (Schauer) Rchb.f. section Stauroglottis Phalaenopsis equestris, founs in the Philippines and Taiwan,has several colorforms, from white with dark purple or orange lip till very dark pink, almost red. The callus of the lip can be white or orange. I grow this very atractive species in my warm greenhouse where it receives a lot of indirect sunlight under mostly humid climatic conditions.
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**Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. forma alba** An albino form of Phalaenopsis equestris. I grow this plants in my warm greenhouse between other Phalaenopsis species and of course other orchid species as Lycaste campbellii, Epidendrum ilense and many others...	**Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. forma alba Siamese twins** and normal flowers on the same inflorescence.
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**Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi** (Breda) Bl. & Rchb.f. section Polychilos This species grows in Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Malakka, Myanmar (Birma) and Thailand. Well grown plants devellop easyly to big specimen plants. They need bright, warm and humid conditions.	**Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi** (Breda) Bl. &Rchb.f. section Polychilos forma *flava*
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**Phalaenopsis fasciata** Rchb.f. section Zebrinae subs. Lueddemannianae A beautiful species from the Philippines for the warm greenhouse. Differs from Ph. lueddemanniana that has a furry midlob of the lip and a papiliforme callus between the sidelobes of the lip.	**Phalaenopsis fuscata** Rchb.f. section Fuscatae This Phalaenopsis species from Borneo, The Philippines and the Malaysian peninsula has succulent flowers. I grow the plants with the other Phalaenopsis species in my collection.	*Phalaenopsis* *hieroglyphica* (Rchb.f.) Sweet section Zebrinae subs. Lueddemannianae A very nice species from the Philippines that needs warm growing conditions and a lot of bright shadow.
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*Phalaenopsis* *javanica* J.J.Smith section Amboinensis A treasure from Java that prefers warmth, humidity and shadow.	**Phalaenopsis lindenii** Loher section Stauroglottis An important species from the Philippines for hybrid breeding because it brings stripes into his progeny. Typical Phalaenopsis growing conditiond are required.	Ph. *lueddemanniana* Rchb.f. section Zebrinae subs. Lueddemannianae (see below)
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Ph. *lueddemanniana* Rchb.f. section Zebrinae subs. Lueddemannianae This very variable species grows in the Philippines. The lefthand flower is the so called 'Celebes' form, the most typical Ph. Lueddemanniana. Yellowish forms often haven the 'formae' name 'boxalli'. The righthand flower is Ph. lueddemanniana 'Woodlawn'.
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*Phalaenopsis* *modesta* J.J. Smith section Zebrinae subsection Glabrae A Phalaenopsis-species with small flowers that grows in Central East Borneo, West Koetai and Sabah. In my warm greenhouse (Belgium), the plants flower during summertime.	*Phalaenopsis* *parishii* Rchb.f. section Parishianae A leafless Phalaenopsis species from Myanmar (Birma). I grow this species with my other Phalaenopsis species in my warm greenhouse but these species needs a dry winterrest during which they may loose their leaves.	*Phalaenopsis* *pulchra* (Rchb.f.) Sweet section Zebrinae subs. Lueddemannianae Originating from the Philippines, this species needs warm conditions in culture, bright shadow and a humid environment.
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*Phal. reichenbachiana* Rchb.f. & Sander section Zebrinae subs. Lueddemannianae This plant from the Philippines is rare in orchid collections. Reichenbach filius described this species based on material that has been found by Micholotz. It is said that this 'species' could be a natural hybrid between Ph. fasciata and Ph. pallens. Others state it is a subspecies of Ph. lueddemanniana. I grow a plant in my warm greenhouse where it flowers in summer.	**Phal. stobartiana Rchb.f. 'Xavier Rodriguez'** section Aphyllae A beautiful and rare Phalaenopsis-species from China that grows in about the same habitat as Ph. wilsonii Rolfe. I grow this plant epiphyticaly in my warm greenhouse on a bit of sphagnum and a piece of timber. Every morning a misting system provides the necessary humidity.
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*Phalaenopsis* *sumatrana* Korth. & Rchb.f. section Zebrinae subsection Zebrinae The plants of this species can be rather big with leaves till 30 centimeters long. The color of the flowers is veri variable, from nearly chocolate brown till pale creme-white with only a few dark spots. This species needs warm growing conditions with a lot of indirect sunlight.
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*Phalaenopsis* *tetraspis* Rchb.f. section Zebrinae subsection Zebrinae Only about the last 10 years, this species from Sumatra came back into culture. I grow my plants in the warm greenhouse with a lot of humidity and bright shadow.	*Phalaenopsis* *venosa* P.S. Shim & Fowlie section Amboinensis An easy to grow species from Sulawesi and Celebes. Usualy the plants flowers with 2 - 5 succulent flowers.	*Phalaenopsis* *viridis* J.J. Smith section Fuscatae Plants, originating from Sumatra, are in cultivation again since the late seventies. I grow this plant in my warm greenhouse.
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*Phalaenopsis* *violacea* Witte section Zebrinae subs. Lueddemannianae This well perfumed orchid is variable. Form dark purple over spotted to greenish white. Plants can be found in Sumatra, Borneo (the so called Borneo form now Ph. bellina), Malaya. I grow my plants warm and bright and enjoy their perfume during warm and sunny days.	*Phalaenopsis* *violacea* Witte forma *alba*.	*Phalaenopsis* *violacea* Witte forma *coerulea*.
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