Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis

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Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. inscriptiosinensis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis
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distribution of "Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis"
Synonyms
  • Phalaenopsis sinensis Hort.

Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis is a species of orchid endemic to central Sumatra.[1]

The plants are short-stemmed epiphytes with 3-5, elliptic-oblong, 8-16 cm long and 4-8 cm wide leaves. The 3.5 cm wide, white or pale yellow flowers bear transverse band of brown, which are reflected in the specific epithet inscriptiosinensis, as they are thought to resemble inscription on the petals and sepals. They are produced on axillary, decurved, 2-5 flowered racemes.[2]

Taxonomy

This species is placed within the section Zebrinae, however its position is somewhat unclear.[3] It could be separated from other species of this section on the basis of restriction site polymorphisms.[4]

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