Phalaenopsis viridis | |
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Phalaenopsis viridis flower 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. viridis
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Binomial name | |
Phalaenopsis viridis | |
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Distribution of Phalaenopsis viridis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Phalaenopsis viridis is a species of orchid native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. [1]
This epiphytic species has 30 cm long and 8 cm wide, ovate to elliptic ovate leaves. The simultaneously opening flowers have brown colouration overlaying the green ground colour. The area of the column and labellum is devoid of such colouration. [2] The inflorescence is erect and strongly lignified. [3]
This species grows in limestone and in open fields, where it is faced with low nutrient availability and drought, which in turn favours lignification of sclerenchyma. [3] It is found at altitudes of 1000 m above sea level. [4]
The specific epithet viridis means green [5] and refers to the floral colouration. [2]
Phalaenopsis viridis | |
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Phalaenopsis viridis flower 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. viridis
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Binomial name | |
Phalaenopsis viridis | |
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Distribution of Phalaenopsis viridis | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Phalaenopsis viridis is a species of orchid native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra. [1]
This epiphytic species has 30 cm long and 8 cm wide, ovate to elliptic ovate leaves. The simultaneously opening flowers have brown colouration overlaying the green ground colour. The area of the column and labellum is devoid of such colouration. [2] The inflorescence is erect and strongly lignified. [3]
This species grows in limestone and in open fields, where it is faced with low nutrient availability and drought, which in turn favours lignification of sclerenchyma. [3] It is found at altitudes of 1000 m above sea level. [4]
The specific epithet viridis means green [5] and refers to the floral colouration. [2]