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Orchid Species: Phalaenopsis reichenbachiana

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Phalaenopsis reichenbachiana is an orchid species identified by Rchb.f. & Sander in 1882.
Genus
Phalaenopsis (Phal.)
Grex
reichenbachiana
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
Rchb.f. & Sander
Year
1882
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ORIGIN: Found only on Mindano Island of the Philippines.

DESCRIPTION: Small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte with a short to 2 [5 cm], robust stem enveloped completely by imbricate, leaf bearing sheaths and carrying suberect to arcuate, obovate-oblanceolate to elliptic-obovate, rounded apically, gradually tapering to the clasping base leaves that blooms in the winter on a suberect to arching, to 18 [to 45 cm] long, loosely racemose sometimes occasionally branched, few to several flowered inflorescence with short, triangular-cucculate, acute floral bracts and carrying waxy, fragrant [green apple] flowers.

FLOWER SIZE: 1.6 inches [4 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Other Names
Genus Name Genus Grex Name Year Author
Add+ Phalaenopsis Phal kimballiana 1888 Gower
Add+ Polychilos Polychilos reichenbachiana 1982 (Rchb.f. & Sander) Shim
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Phal. reichenbachiana 'Pikachu' (2011) Phal. reichenbachiana 'Orchidphile' (1999)
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