Phalaenopsis philippinensis Golamco ex Fowlie & C.Z.Tang 1987 SECTION Phalaenopsis
Plant Photos by © Milan Vágner
Common Name The Philippine Phalaenopsis
Flower Size 2 3/4" [7 cm]
Found only in the Philippines on the island of Luzon at elevations up to 1200 metersas a small sized, warm growing epiphyte with dark green, mottled with silver leaves that blooms on an axillary, erect to semi-pendulous, freely branching inflorescence.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of the Philippines Cootes 2001; Phalaenopsis, A Monograph EA Christenson 2001; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 2 2004 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 3 2004 photo; Australian Orchid Review Vol 72 No 2 2007 photo
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