Phalaenopsis pulcherrima

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 366 1933. (syn: Doritis pulcherrima Lindl. …………); 

 

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ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. from Hong Kong, PKS-215 : Attachments (3).  2 posts by 2 authors.

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 366 (1933).
Synonyms:
Doritis pulcherrima Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 178 (1833).
Phalaenopsis esmeralda Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 582 (1874).
Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. albiflora Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 35 (1877).
Phalaenopsis antennifera Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 398 (1879).
Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. candidula Rolfe, Lindenia 6: 49 (1890).
Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. rubra Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 506 (1892).
Phalaenopsis mastersii King & Pantl., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 591 (1897).
Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. punctulata Cogn., Chron. Orchid. 2(1): 2 (1904).
Doritis pulcherrima var. caerulea Fowlie, Orchid Digest 33: 241 (1969).
Doritis pulcherrima f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth, Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999).
Doritis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Roeth & O.Gruss, Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999).
Doritis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) O.Gruss & Roeth, Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999).
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. alba (O.Gruss & Roeth) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 232 (2001).
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 233 (2001).
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 233 (2001).
Doritis pulcherrima f. apiculata Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 13 (2009).
Doritis pulcherrima var. apiculata Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 11 (2009).
Doritis pulcherrima var. laotica O.Gruss, Orchidee (Hamburg) 60: 440 (2009).
Doritis pulcherrima f. nivea Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 14 (2009).
Doritis pulcherrima f. purpurea Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 13 (2009).
Distribution: Assam to Hainan and W. Malesia

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SK 2349 30 December 2019 : 11 posts by 3 authors. 5 images- 6 to 7 mb each.

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm. ??

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Yes sir this is Phalaenopsis pulcherrima. I am not sure if this is found in wild but long time back it had been reported from NE India. But this has been in cultivation since long time.

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Orchid for ID : Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, USA : 06APR20 : AK-27 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

Orchids seen at the Conservatory in ABG during my visit in October, 2018. 

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