Phalaenopsis appendiculata Carr 1929 SUBGENUS Parishianae [Sweet] Christensen 2001 Photo by © Tan Eng Tiek

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of The Oman and His Orchid Website

Plant flowering in flask Photo courtesy of Nik Fahmi and his Vortex Orchid Page

Common Name The The Small Appendage Phalaenopsis [refers to the longitudinal rows of teeth lateral to the 2 central calli on the lip]

Flower Size

Found in penninsular Malaysia only in the state of Pahang on mossy tree branches near streams and rivers as a hot to warm growing, miniature epiphyte occuring on small branches with a very short stem carrying 2 to 4, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, acute or obtuse leaves with a petiolate clasping base and blooms on a short, few flowered, suberect, racemose, 2" [5 cm] long inflorescence with successive flowers occuring in the spring. The photo is of a seedling 10 months after germination flowering in the flask.

Synonyms Polychilos appendiculata [Carr] Shim 1982

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list IPNI ; Phalaenopsis, A Monograph EA Christenson 2001; AOS Bulletin Vol 78 No 1 2009 photo

Phalaenopsis appendiculata Carr 1929 var alba Photo courtesy of Nik Fahmi and his Vortex Orchid Page

A white color form of the previous species

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