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Phalaenopsis keiki growth progression. If a new plant is desired, the keiki should be left on the mother plant until it develops a healthy root system at least 3 inches (76 mm) long and has two or three leaves (for a Phalaenopsis) or canes (Dendrobium). For a Phalaenopsis keiki, this may take 6–12 months from when the keiki first forms. [2]
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.
The following artificial hybrids are listed at Plants of the World Online, although many of the parent genera are now synonyms of other genera, including Vanda, Renanthera and Phalaenopsis: × Asconopsis ( Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis ) [ 7 ]
Phalaenopsis comes from the Greek word phalaina, which means "moth", and the Latin word bella, which means "beautiful".Phalaenopsis bellina was originally called P. violacea var. Borneo, [2] however it has since been moved into its own species due to differences in habitat and plant morphology.
The country represents the center of Phalaenopsis orchids with about twenty two species [5] and several natural hybrids, more than any other country in the world. [6] Some of the species endemic to the Philippines such as P. stuartiana , P. sanderiana and P. schilleriana , have had the greatest influence on hybridizing than any other ...
This species closely resembles Phalaenopsis thailandica O.Gruss & Roeth, which is a species described after differences were noticed from the type description in cultivated plants, which were labeled as Phalaenopsis gibbosa. In cultivation most plants under the category of Phalaenopsis gibbosa are in fact Phalaenopsis thailandica.
Phalaenopsis deliciosa is a species of orchid occurring from the Indian subcontinent to Malesia and China. [ 4 ] The species is a miniature epiphytic herb. The leaves are unique due to their undulate margins.
Phalaenopsis ochracea (Rchb.f) Carrière ex Stein Polychilos lueddemanniana (Rchb.f.) Shim Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana is a species of orchid endemic to the Philippines .