Phalaenopsis pulchra

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Phalaenopsis pulchra
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Flower of Phalaenopsis pulchra
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. pulchra
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis pulchra
(Rchb. f.) H.R. Sweet 1968
Synonyms
  • Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. pulchra Rchb. f. 1875
  • Phalaenopsis lueddemmannia var purpurea Ames & Quis. 1932
  • Polychilos pulchra (Rchb. f.) Shim 1982

Phalaenopsis pulchra is an endemic species of orchid from the Philippines.


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