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Phalaenopsis × amphitrite

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Species of orchid

Phalaenopsis × amphitrite
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species: P. × amphitrite
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis × amphitrite
Kraenzl.
Distribution of Phalaenopsis × amphitrite

Phalaenopsis × amphitrite is a species of orchid native to the Philippines. It is a natural hybrid of Phalaenopsis sanderiana and Phalaenopsis stuartiana.

History

Like all known herbarium specimens from Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin, the type specimen faced destruction during the second world war in Berlin.

Conservation

This species appears to be unfrequent and uncommon.

References

  1. "Phalaenopsis × amphitrite Kraenzl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. Phalaenopsis × amphitrite Kraenzl. (n.d.). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved April 30, 2022, from http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=151147
  3. ^ Christenson, Eric A. (2001). Phalaenopsis : a monograph. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 193-194. ISBN 1604691719.
Taxon identifiers
Phalaenopsis amphitrite


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