| Phalaenopsis robinsonii | |
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| holotype and only known specimen of Phalaenopsis robinsonii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. robinsonii |
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| Phalaenopsis robinsonii J.J.Sm. | |
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| distribution of Phalaenopsis robinsonii | |
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Phalaenopsis robinsonii is a species of orchid native to Maluku, Indonesia. The specific epithet robinsonii refers to the botanist and collector of the type specimen Charles Budd Robinson (1871-1913).
Description
It is a pendulous epiphyte with 4–5, up to 31 cm long and 5.7 cm wide leaves. Fleshy, white flowers with lilac spots are produced on few-flowered, arching, branched or unbranched inflorescences. The lateral lobes of the labellum are unusually small.
Taxonomy
This species is placed in the section Amboinenses of subgenus Polychilos. An affinity to Phalaenopsis amboinensis or Phalaenopsis modesta has been reported.
References
- "Phalaenopsis robinsonii J.J.Sm. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
- ^ Christenson, Eric A. (2001). Phalaenopsis : a monograph. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 156-158. ISBN 1604691719.
- Tsai, C. C. (2003). Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and evolutionary trends of the genus Phalaenopsis (Orchidaceae). PHD dissertation.
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