Phalaenopsis kapuasensis
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| Phalaenopsis kapuasensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. kapuasensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenopsis kapuasensis Metusala & P.O'Byrne | |
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| Distribution of Phalaenopsis kapuasensis | |
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Phalaenopsis kapuasensis, also known as the Kapuas Hulu Phalaenopsis, is a species of orchid endemic to Borneo.[1] The specific epithet kapuasensis refers to the indonesian locality Kapuas Hulu, from which the type specimen was obtained.
These plants are pendent epiphytic herbs with cylindrical, green-silvery, textured, slightly flattened adventitious roots. The 4–5 cm long stem produces 3-6 pendent, green, oblong to oblong-elliptic, thick and succulent, waxy leaves, which are 22–48 cm long and 5–10 cm wide. Several pendulous, branched or unbranched inflorescences may be present on one individual. They are 10–34 cm long and may produce more than 30 flowers, of which 2-10 are open at the same time. The flowers are 2.6-3.0 cm wide, flat, greenish-yellow to pale yellow and the petals and sepals bear transverse, brown barring. The midlobe of the otherwise white labellum has purple longitudinal lines on the adaxial surface and pink suffusion on the abaxial surface. [2]
Ecology
This species is found in lowland forests at elevations of 50–200 m above sea level.[2]
