Phalaenopsis buyssoniana | |
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Inflorescence detail | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
Species: | P. buyssoniana
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Binomial name | |
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana | |
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distribution of Phalaenopsis buyssoniana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Phalaenopsis buyssoniana is a species of orchid native to Thailand and Vietnam. [2]
It is a robust terrestrial, lithophyte with oblong-elliptic to elliptic-obovate, silvery green leaves up to 25 cm in length and 9.5 cm in width. The surface is finely spotted in purple. Rose-pink flowers are produced on erect racemes. This species has been found to be tetraploid with a chromosome count of 76 chromosomes (2n = 2x = 76). [3] It similar in appearance to Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, but it has larger flowers, larger leaves and longer inflorescences. These attractive features creates a high demand of the species. [4] Problems with fruit set may arise in the creation of interspecific hybrids. [5]
The specific epithet buyssoniana honours the french botanist François-Charles, comte du Buysson (1825-1906). [6]
The IUCN has not assessed this species conservation status. It is however protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade. [1]
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana | |
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![]() | |
Inflorescence detail | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
Species: | P. buyssoniana
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Binomial name | |
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana | |
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distribution of Phalaenopsis buyssoniana | |
Synonyms [2] | |
|
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana is a species of orchid native to Thailand and Vietnam. [2]
It is a robust terrestrial, lithophyte with oblong-elliptic to elliptic-obovate, silvery green leaves up to 25 cm in length and 9.5 cm in width. The surface is finely spotted in purple. Rose-pink flowers are produced on erect racemes. This species has been found to be tetraploid with a chromosome count of 76 chromosomes (2n = 2x = 76). [3] It similar in appearance to Phalaenopsis pulcherrima, but it has larger flowers, larger leaves and longer inflorescences. These attractive features creates a high demand of the species. [4] Problems with fruit set may arise in the creation of interspecific hybrids. [5]
The specific epithet buyssoniana honours the french botanist François-Charles, comte du Buysson (1825-1906). [6]
The IUCN has not assessed this species conservation status. It is however protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade. [1]