Phalaenopsis amabilis

Phalaenopsis amabilis
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. amabilis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Subspecies[3]
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. moluccana (Schltr.) Christenson
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. rosenstromii (F.M.Bailey) Christenson
Synonyms[2][4][5][6]
  • Epidendrum amabile L.
  • Cymbidium amabile (L.) Roxb.
  • Synadena amabilis (L.) Raf.

Synonyms of Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis

  • Phalaenopsis amabilis f. concolor Baume & Christenson
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis f. fuscata (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & M.Wolff
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis var. fuscata Rchb.f.
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis var. gloriosa (Rchb.f.) Brero
  • Phalaenopsis amabilis var. ramosa van Deventer
  • Phalaenopsis elisabethae Anon.
  • Phalaenopsis gloriosa Rchb.f.
  • Phalaenopsis grandiflora Lindl.
  • Phalaenopsis rimestadiana (L.Linden) Rolfe

Synonyms of Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. moluccana

  • Phalaenopsis celebica Vlooten

Synonyms of Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. rosenstromii

  • Phalaenopsis amabilis var. rosenstromii (F.M.Bailey) Nicholls
  • Phalaenopsis rosenstromii F.M.Bailey

Phalaenopsis amabilis, commonly known as the moon orchid, moth orchid,[7] or mariposa orchid,[8] is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is widely cultivated as a decorative houseplant. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with long, thick roots, between two and eight thick, fleshy leaves with their bases hiding the stem and nearly flat, white, long-lasting flowers on a branching flowering stem with up to ten flowers on each branch.

Phalaenopsis amabilis is native to Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia.[3] It has three subspecies: P. a. amabilis, native to the Philippines (Palawan), Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, and Java); P. a. moluccana, native to the Maluku Islands (Seram and Buru Islands) and Sulawesi of Indonesia; and P. a. rosenstromii, native to Papua New Guinea and Australia (northeastern Queensland).[9]

Phalaenospsis amabilis is one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it is known as anggrek bulan (lit. "moon orchid").[7]

  1. ^ "Appendices I, II and III". Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna. 2010-10-14. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  2. ^ a b "Palaenopsis amabilis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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  7. ^ a b "ASEAN National Flowers". Centre for International Affairs. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. ^ Lo, Raymundo W. (7 March 2023). "What ails our orchid industry?". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  9. ^ Tsai, Chi-Chu; Chou, Chang-Hung; Wang, Hao-Ven; Ko, Ya-Zhu; Chiang, Tzen-Yuh; Chiang, Yu-Chung (16 August 2015). "Biogeography of the Phalaenopsis amabilis species complex inferred from nuclear and plastid DNAs". BMC Plant Biology. 15 (1): 202. doi:10.1186/s12870-015-0560-z. PMC 4537552. PMID 26276316.