| Phalaenopsis × rolfeana | |
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| Phahaelopsis × rolfeana as Phalaenopsis hebe | |
Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. × rolfeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet
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| Distribution of Phalaenopsis × rolfeana | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Phalaenopsis × rolfeana is a species of orchid native to the Philippines. [1] It is a hybrid of Phalaenopsis equestris and Phalaenopsis sanderiana. [2]
Etymology
The specific epithet rolfeana honours the English botanist Robert Allen Rolfe, who specialised on the study of orchids. He had first described this taxon as Phalaenopsis × hebe, which however was a Nomen illegitimum and thus not accepted. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ a b Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet. (n.d.). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved April 23, 2022, from http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=151282
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| Phalaenopsis × rolfeana | |
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| Phahaelopsis × rolfeana as Phalaenopsis hebe | |
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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. × rolfeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet
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| Distribution of Phalaenopsis × rolfeana | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Phalaenopsis × rolfeana is a species of orchid native to the Philippines. [1] It is a hybrid of Phalaenopsis equestris and Phalaenopsis sanderiana. [2]
Etymology
The specific epithet rolfeana honours the English botanist Robert Allen Rolfe, who specialised on the study of orchids. He had first described this taxon as Phalaenopsis × hebe, which however was a Nomen illegitimum and thus not accepted. [2]
References
- ^ a b "Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ a b Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet. (n.d.). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved April 23, 2022, from http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=151282
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