Biology:Phalaenopsis × valentinii

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Short description: Species of orchid

Phalaenopsis × valentinii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. × valentinii
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis × valentinii
Rchb.f.
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Distribution of Phalaenopsis × valentinii
Synonyms[1]
  • Polychilos valentinii (Rchb.f.) Shim

Phalaenopsis × valentinii is a species of orchid native to peninsular Malaysia.[1] It is a natural hybrid of Phalaenopsis violacea and Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi.[2]

Taxonomy

It has been placed within the section Stauroglottis by Robert Allen Rolfe. Its hybrid nature was unknown in this placement.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Phalaenopsis × valentinii Rchb.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:650600-1. 
  2. Phalaenopsis × valentinii Rchb.f. (n.d.). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved April 30, 2022, from http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=151314
  3. Arends, J. C. (1968). The Relationship of Phalaenopsis Species Based on Genome Homology (Doctoral dissertation).

Wikidata ☰ Q15492803 entry