Phalaenopsis wilsonii Rolfe 1909 SUBGENUS Parishinae SECTION Aphyllae Sweet
Photo by Allen Black
Photo by Holger Perner
Photo by Marc Flandre
Common Name Wilson's Phalaenopsis [English Plant Collector 1800's] - In China Hua Xi Hu Die Lan
Flower Size 1 to 2" [2.5 to 5 cm]
Found in southern Yunnan China in montane forests at elevations of 800 to 2200 meters as a miniature sized, warm to cold growing epiphyte or lithophyte with a short stem carrying 4 to 5, sometimes leafless or with 1 to 2 leaves at blooming, sometimes purplish, reddish abaxially when young, oblong to subelliptic leaves that blooms in the spring on an arcuate or pendant, simple, variable length, to 8" [20 cm] long, zigzag, simultaneously few flowered inflorescence carrying fragrant flowers.
Synonyms Doritis wilsonii (Rolfe) T.Yukawa & K.Kita 2005; Kingidium wilsonii (Rolfe) O.Gruss & Roellke 1996; Phalaenopsis chuxiongensis F.Y.Liu 1996; Phalaenopsis minor Liu 1988; Phalaenopsis wilsonii f. azurea Z.J.Liu & Z.Z.Ru 2006; Polychilos wilsonii (Rolfe) Shim 1982
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 38 No 3 1969 drawing fide; The Genus Phalaenopsis Sweet 1980 drawing good; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1B lieferung 19/20 1129 - 1264 Brieger 1988 drawing ok; Orchid Species Culture "P" Bakers 1991; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997 as P minor; The Wild Orchids of China Tsi, Chen & Mori 1997; Native Orchids of China in Colour Singchi, Zhanhuo and Yibo 1999 photo fide; Phalaenopsis A Monograph E A Christenson 2001 drawing ok/photo fide; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001 as P minor Lui; Rudolf Schlechter Die Orchideen Band 1C lieferung 42 - 43 pg 2626 - 2762 Brieger 2001 as Kingidium wilsoni; Orchid Digest Vol 66 #4 2002 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 1 2004 photo fide; Native Orchids of Shaanxi - Shaanxi Science & Technology Press 2007 photo fide; Native Orchids From Gaoligongshan Mountains, China Xiaohua, Xiaodong and Xiaochun 2009; Mille et Une Mini Orchideees Roguenant 2009 photo fide; A Field Guide to the Orchids of China Singchi, Zhongjian, Yibo, Xiaohua and Zhanhuo 2009 photo fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009; AOS Bulletin Vol 79 #12 2010 photo fide; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing fide; The Wild Orchids in Yunnan Xu Xiang Ye & Liu 2010 photos fide; Turczaninowia 16(4):26-46 NEW AND RARE ORCHIDS (ORCHIDACEAE) IN THE FLORA OF CAMBODIA AND LAOS Averyanov 2013 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 78 #2 2014 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 78 #4 2014 photo fide; Orchid Digest Vol 83 #4 2019 Photo fide; Atlas of Native Orchids of China Vol 2 Jin Xiaohua, Li Jianwu and Ye Deping 2019 photo fide;
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