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Phalaenopsis celebensis is a species of miniature epiphytic orchid endemic to the island Sulawesi of Indonesia. [2] The specific epithet celebensis refers to another name of the island Celebes and indicates this species origin on this island.
Phalaenopsis (/ ˌ f æ l ɪ ˈ n ɒ p s ɪ s /), also known as moth orchids, [2] is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae.Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end.
This species is placed within the section Amboinenses of the subgenus Polychilos.It is part of the two-pollinia clade of the genus Phalaenopsis.Together with Phalaenopsis doweryensis and species of the section Fuscatae, specifically Phalaenopsis viridis, Phalaenopsis cochlearis and Phalaenopsis kunstleri, it formed a unique clade, separated from other members of Phalaenopsis subgen.
The following is a list of intergeneric hybrids recognised by the Royal Horticultural Society that includes species of Phalaenopsis as ancestors, as at February 2022: [6]. × Aeridopsis (Aerides × Phalaenopsis)
In Phalaenopsis species with horizontal stems, such as P. hieroglyphica, the leaves are pendant and grow downward to drain rainwater away from the plant. The reproductive organ is the column, found between the two largest petals of Phalaenopsis orchids. The lip, connected to the flower by the column, aids in pollination.
Phalaenopsis gigantea is a species of orchid endemic to the island of Borneo and was first described in 1909. [1] The specific epithet gigantea refers to the giant size of its fleshy leaves, which can grow to over 60 cm in length on a mature plant. It is the largest known Phalaenopsis species. [2]
Caucaea is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 9 currently recognized species, all native to northwestern South America . [ 1 ]
Phalaenopsis × singuliflora is a species of orchid native to Borneo. [1] It is a natural hybrid of Phalaenopsis bellina and Phalaenopsis sumatrana . [ 2 ] Its name singuliflora is derived from the consecutively produced flowers.