Phalaenopsis X intermedia Lindl. 1852-3 Subgenus Phalaenopsis Sect. Phalaenopsis Benth 1883 Photo courtesy of Joji Castaneda-Lapuz

Common NameThe Intermediate Phalaenopsis

A peloric, natural hybrid between P. aphrodite and P. equestris and is an informal variety of P. x intermedia and found only on the island of Leyte in the Philippines.

Synonyms Phalaenopsis × brymeriana Rchb.f. 1876; Phalaenopsis × delicata Rchb.f. 1882; Phalaenopsis × intermedia var. porteri Rchb.f. 1863; Phalaenopsis × porteri (Rchb.f.) Denning 1876; Phalaenopsis × vesta H.J.Veitch 1894

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984; Flora Malesiana Orchids of the Philippines Vol I Agoo, Shuiteman and de Vogel 2003

Phalaenopsis X intermedia Lindl. 1852-3 var deizii Subgenus Phalaenopsis Sect. Phalaenopsis Benth 1883 Photo courtesy of Kevin and Debi Johnson and Discover Orchids Inc.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchidiana Philipiniana Vol 1 Valmayor 1984;

Phalaenopsis X intermedia Lindl. 1852-3 var redSubgenus Phalaenopsis Sect. Phalaenopsis Benth 1883 Photo courtesy of Joji Castaneda-Lapuz

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