Phalaenopsis pulcherrima

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Phalaenopsis pulcherrima']

• مصرى: فالاينوبسيس بولشيريما
• български: Doritis pulcherrima
• italiano: Doritis pulcherrima
• 日本語: ドリティス・プルケリマ
• Latina: Doritis pulcherrima
• русский: Фаленопсис пулхеррима
• 中文: 五唇兰
• 中文（简体）: 五唇兰

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Vandeae • Subtribus: Aeridinae • Genus: Phalaenopsis • Species: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J. Sm. (1933)

Synonyms

Basionym Doritis pulcherrima Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 178 (1833) Heterotypic synonyms 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, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999) Doritis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Roeth & O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999) Doritis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) O.Gruss & Roeth, DieOrchidee (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, Die 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)

Species

Flowers

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  alba colour
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  alba colour

Leaves

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Varietates

Botanical illustrations

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  Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
  (as syn.
  Phalaenopsis esmeralda)
  Plate 321 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)
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  Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
  (as syn.
  Phalaenopsis esmeralda)
  plate 7196 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 117,
  (1891)
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  Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
  (as syn.
  Phalaenopsis antennifera)
  plate 285 in:
  H. G. Reichenbach:
  Xenia orchidacea - vol. 3
  (1900)
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  Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
  (as syn.
  Phalaenopsis esmeralda)
  plate Phalaenopsis 5 in:
  A.Cogniaux & A.Goossens:
  Dictionnaire iconographique
  des orchidées,
  (1896-1907)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Asia-Temperate China Hainan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam. Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatera.

References

Description of taxon

• Smith, J.J. (1933) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 32(849–865): 366.

Selected Bibliography

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) (2014) Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 233 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199646517
  

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
• eMonocot link: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
• Tropicos link: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
• International Plant Names Index link: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
• The Plant List link: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima