Phalaenopsis wilsonii
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Phalaenopsis wilsonii | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Flower detail | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. wilsonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenopsis wilsonii Rolfe | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
.jpg)
.jpg)
Phalaenopsis wilsonii, also known as 华西蝴蝶兰 (hua xi hu die lan) in Chinese, is a species of epiphyte in the family Orchidaceae, native to China, Tibet, Myanmar and Vietnam.[1] Additionally it has been recorded in India.[2]
The 1 cm long stems produce 4-5 oblong to subelliptic, 6.5-8 cm long and 2.6-3 cm wide leaves and greenish, well developed, dorsiventrally flattened, verrucose roots. The leaves often show purple colouration of the abaxial surface and they are shed before flowering, but sometimes 1-2 leaves persist. Flowering occurs throughout April to July. Widely and simultaneously opening, pink flowers are produced on 1-2 suberect or arching, 10-15 flowered racemes. The plants are epiphytes or lithophytes on damp rock found at elevations of 800-2200m a.s.l.[3] The chromosome count is 2n = 2x = 36.[4]
