Phalaenopsis amabilis

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Scientific Names

Read about Phalaenopsis amabilis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Phalaenopsis amabilis, Blume, not Lindl. (P. grandiflora, Lindl.). Fig. 2887. Lvs. long, pale green: fls. variable in size, sometimes about 5 in. across, pure white with stains of deep yellow and a few purple spots on the labellum and on the column; dorsal sepals ovate to oblong, lateral sepal lanceolate; petals rounded-fan- shaped; lateral lobes of the labellum obliquely cuneate, incurved, middle lobe very narrow with yellow cirrhi. Autumn. Malay Archipelago. B.M. 5184. G.C. 1848:39; II. 26:213. Gn. 19, p. 305; 24, p. 560; 34, pp. 516, 517. R.H. 1860, pp. 238, 239; 1897, p. 151. A.G. 16:271. A.F. 27:1137; 30:610, 1079. F.E.33:716. Gng. 15:133. Var. aurea, Rolfe (P. grandiflora var. aurea, Warner). Front half of the lateral lobes of the labellum and the entire middle lobe stained deep yellow. Borneo. Var. Rimes- tadtiana, Hort. Fls. larger, pure white, the throat bright yellow. G.C. III. 32:316. Gng. 12:405. P. Harriettae, Rolfe, is a garden hybrid between P. amabilis and P. violacea. Fig. 2888. Fls. intermediate between the parents, 4 1/2 in. across; sepals and petals pale yellowish white, suffused and dotted with amethyst-purple toward the base; labellum crimson with an orange crest; cirrhi slightly developed. G.C. III. 2:9. Gn. 38:156. J.H. 42:237. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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