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the web of life in southern Africa

Genus: Phalaenopsis

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Orchidaceae

Five species cultivated.

Species cultivated in southern Africa

List from Glen (2002).

Phalaenopsis amabilis

Native from Indonesia to Australia.

 

Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi

Native to south-east Asia.

 

Phalaenopsis mannii

Native from India to Vietnam.

 

Phalaenopsis parishii

Native to India.

 

Phalaenopsis schilleriana

Native to the Philippines.