Phalaenopsis sumatrana is a species of orchid native to peninsular Thailand, Vietnam and southern Sumatra.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. sumatrana
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Description
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Phalaenopsis sumatrana is a medium-sized, monopodial, epiphytic orchid. It has a short stem, usually singular, covered with large overlapping oval leaves. The flowers are mildly fragrant, with waxy or fleshy petals and sepals, and of somewhat variable color. They appear in the spring through fall, borne on stems (inflorecences) about 12" long, with bracts spaced along their length. From each of the bracts sprouts a single flower, with the multiple flowers lined up along the end of the inflorescence.[3]
Taxonomy
editIt is one of the parent species of the natural hybrids Phalaenopsis × singuliflora and Phalaenopsis × gersenii.
Habitat
editThis species is found in lowland forests at elevations of 600 to 700 meters.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth. & Rchb.f., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 16: 115 (1860), nom. cons". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ "Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth & Rchb. f." phals.net. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth. & Rchb. f. 1860 Subgenus Polychilos Section Zebrinae Pfitz 1889". orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
External links
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