Object Details
- Description
- This medium sized orchid was one of the few tropical Asian orchids known to Linnaeus. He initially placed it in the genus Epidendrum, simply because it also grew on trees.
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- December to June; peaks from January to March
- Ethnobotanical Uses
- This is one of the 3 national flowers of Inonesia.
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (Xylocopa), nectar deception
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Malesia to Papuasia
- Habitat
- Rainforests overhanging water; 0-1970ft (0-600m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2019-0352A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- The Lovely Phalaenopsis
- Moon Orchid
- White Moth Orchid
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Phalaenopsis
- Species
- amabilis
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Inflorescence is 20-36" (51-89 cm) long and branching, with around 15 white, long-lasting flowers per a branch. Flowers are 4" (10 cm) across and can last up to 6 months.
- Fragrance
- Fragrant
- Plant Size
- 3-5" x 8-15" (8-13 x 20-38 cm), excluding inflorescence
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2019-0352A
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3D Model