Phalaenopsis amabilis
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Read about Phalaenopsis amabilis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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