Phalaenopsis × gersenii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
Species: | P. × gersenii
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Binomial name | |
Phalaenopsis × gersenii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Rolfe
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Phalaenopsis × gersenii is a species of orchid native to Borneo and Sumatra. [1] It is a natural hybrid of Phalaenopsis violacea and Phalaenopsis sumatrana. [2] It is named after Gerrit Jan Gersen (1826-1877). [3] He was a Dutch official, who was deployed to the Dutch East Indies, where he also was active as a plant collector of the Malesian region. [4] [5] [6]
Phalaenopsis × singuliflora has been viewed as a synonym of Phalaenopsis × gersenii. [7] The other natural hybrid however involves Phalaenopsis bellina instead of Phalaenopsis violacea. [8]
Phalaenopsis × gersenii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
Species: | P. × gersenii
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Binomial name | |
Phalaenopsis × gersenii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Rolfe
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Phalaenopsis × gersenii is a species of orchid native to Borneo and Sumatra. [1] It is a natural hybrid of Phalaenopsis violacea and Phalaenopsis sumatrana. [2] It is named after Gerrit Jan Gersen (1826-1877). [3] He was a Dutch official, who was deployed to the Dutch East Indies, where he also was active as a plant collector of the Malesian region. [4] [5] [6]
Phalaenopsis × singuliflora has been viewed as a synonym of Phalaenopsis × gersenii. [7] The other natural hybrid however involves Phalaenopsis bellina instead of Phalaenopsis violacea. [8]