Phalaenopsis x gersenii Rolfe 1917 Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt, plant grown by Tom Zavortink

Common Name Gersen's Phalaenopsis [Orchid Collector in Sumatra 1800's]

Found in Sumatra in lowlands as a natural hybrid betweeen P violacea and P sumatrana

Synonyms Phalaenopsis sumatrana var gersenii [Teijsm. & Binn] Rchb.f 1865; Phalaenopsis sumatrana var lilacina [Teijsm. & Binn] Rchb.f 1865; Phalaenopsis zebrina var gersenii Teijsm. & Binn. 1862; Phalaenopsis zebrina var lilacina Teijsm. & Binn. 1862; Polychilos x gersenii [Teijsm. & Binn] Shim 1982

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; A Checklist of the Orchids of Borneo Wood & Cribb 1994;

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