Phalaenopsis pulchra

Phalaenopsis pulchra
Flower of Phalaenopsis pulchra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Subgenus: Polychilos
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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