Phalaenopsis parishii

Phalaenopsis parishii is a species of orchid found from the eastern Himalaya to Indochina.

Phalaenopsis parishii
Flower of Phalaenopsis parishii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. parishii
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis parishii Rchb.f. (1865)
Synonyms
Grafia parishii (Rchb.f.) A.D.Hawkes Polychilos parishii (Rchb.f.) Shim Aerides decumbens Griff. Kingiella decumbens (Griff.) Rolfe Biermannia decumbens (Griff.) Tang & F.T.Wang ex Merr. & Metcalf Phalaenopsis decumbens (Griff.) Holttum Kingidium decumbens (Griff.) P.F.Hunt Polychilos decumbens (Griff.) Shim

It was named by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in honour of the botanist and plant collector Charles Parish in 1865.

External links

• Media related to Phalaenopsis parishii at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Phalaenopsis parishii at Wikispecies