Phalaenopsis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Phalaenopsis
- Species
- Scientific Name
- Phalaenopsis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Phalaenopsis
Phalaenopsis (), also known as moth orchids,or commonly in horticulture as Phal., is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end. Orchids in this genus are native to Asia, New Guinea, and Australia, but mostly occur in Indonesia and the Philippines.
...Phalaenopsis in languages:
- Chinese
- 蝴蝶蘭亞屬
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