It is sample photo, to show size and condition of offered plants. Please refer to the actual plants photo before placing order. A rare color form of this phalaenopsis species and just awarded a welldeserved amaos from the american orchid society. The inflorescence has 10 to 20 flowers of about 25 mm 1 in diameter. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully. If you havent joined yet we invite you to register and join our community. As for the cultivars phalaenopsis equestris riverbend is perhaps the best known of all. Waxy white sepals and petals, sometimes with suffusions of pink.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about species orchid, moth orchid, horse phalaenopsis phalaenopsis equestris supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at d. As ive decided to keep only a few of my phalaenopsis, this one. Phalaenopsis amabilis var aphrodite subvar gloriosa rchb. Habitat and environment the genus name phalaenopsis, referring to one of the most popular varieties of orchids, is derived from the two latin words phalaenaand opsis,which respectively mean moth and resemblance. While phalaenopsis equestris was used early on to create primary and complex hybrids, as well as some intergeneric hybrids, it became much more widely used in the 1990s. Phalaenopsis equestris is an orchid species identified by schauer rchb.
Above all, the leaves are spectacular with their mottledleaf banding and patterns which makes them desirable even when the plants are not in bloom. Multiflora, or sweetheart, phalaenopsis were developed in california by herb hager, considered by many as the father of phalaenopsis hybridizing. It is a small sized, hot growing, monopodial epiphyte with a short stem enveloped by several limbricating leaf bases and carrying to 5, fleshy, recurved, oblongelliptic to oblongovate, acute or subobtuse leaves. Phalaenopsis gigantea is named for the giant size of its leaves, which can grown over 2 feet in length on a mature plant. Phalaenopsis equestris is a flowering plant of the orchid genus phalaenopsis and native to philippines and taiwan.
Sep 09, 2015 if you have already some phalaenopsis hybrid i suggest you to give a try to the equestris, there are quite a lot of different variety and it is a good plant even if you are just starting with the. Evaluation of chloroplast dna markers for intraspecific. Grow and care phalaenopsis equestris orchid the horse. Aurea is simply a color form that indicates white flowers w a. Phalaenopsis equestris is a flowering plant of the orchid genus phalaenopsis and native to.
Therefore, an early, rapid and sensitive discriminatory system would be a useful. This orchid is endemic to borneo and was first described in 1909. Today, there are quite a few multiflora phalaenopsis available that have all the features hager had envisioned. The genome and transcriptome of phalaenopsis yield. Phaleonopsis equestris plays an important role in the development of novelty species and it is used to cross with other hybrids, it has become an important commodity in the international floral trade. Phalaenopsis equestris var alba is a white flowering form. Phalaenopsis equestris taiwan hsiao lan yu to the philippines phalaenopsis equestris var.
Plant arrived in a 4 pot, was much larger than expected, and had nearly 20 buds waiting to open. Our assembled genome contains 29,431 predicted proteincoding genes. The horse phalaenopsis is native from the philippines island of luzon to taiwan, at an altitude of 0300 m, near streams in the hot valleys. I waited over a year for this orchid to come in stock. It is found in the ilocos region of the philippine island of luzon. Found from the philippines and southern taiwan as a small sized epiphyte near streams in hot valleys at an altitude of sealevel to 300 meters.
Habitat distribution and ecology of phalaenopsis species. Phalaenopsis schilleriana flowers are often fragrant, theyre vigorous plants, and the flowers really embrace that moth orchid look. He focused his efforts on species with large numbers of smallish flowers in each inflorescence. Phalaenopsis equestris is an species in the genus phalaenopsis. Sorry about the cpu fan noises in the end of the video, it wouldnt stop. We are a friendly online community for orchid growers all over the world. Phalaenopsis, known as the moth orchid, abbreviated phal in the horticultural trade, is an orchid genus of approximately 60 species. Phaleonopsis equestris plays an important role in the development of novelty species and it is used to cross with other hybrids, it has become an important commodity. The plant was first described by schauer in 1843 as stauroglottis equestris. Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade, through the development of many artificial hybrids. New listing ts31 phalaenopsis equestris deep red bare root s874.
The ellipticoblong leaves are up to fifteen inches long and three and onehalf inches broad, uniformly deep. Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and longlasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end. This is flowering size matured plants and will be shipped in potted conditions. The midlobe of lip is dark pink, the white lateral lobes with a suffusion of lemonyellow at base and with pale pink apex. Apr 01, 2004 working with phalaenopsis equestris, p. The phalaenopsis orchid is an important potted flower of high economic value around the world. However, many flowers of the phalaenopsisspecies and its hybrids have beautiful colors and shapes that are more like a butterfly than a moth, and, thus, a more fitting name might. New listing phalaenopsis violacea var indigo species orchid plant. Species orchid, moth orchid, horse phalaenopsis phalaenopsis.
The northern philippines and southeastern taiwan the latter a distinct subspecies. It arrived nice and healthy with a basal keikei along for the ride. As ive decided to keep only a few of my phalaenopsis, this one will go to a friend who realy love this species, but before. The species itself phalaenopsis equestris is pink flowering with a golden to orange lip. And then we have the primary hybrids and easily 70 of them. The genome sequence of the orchid phalaenopsis equestris. Aurea is simply a color form that indicates white flowers w a yellow lip. Most computers will already have viewing software, but if you do not, the most common free pdf. This is the philippine form of phalaenopsis amabilis and has been regarded as a varietal form although the two species are clearly recognized as distinct today. Two leaves has some spotsdamage that look like it might have happened in transit with the cold. Though phalaenopsisis belived to be a tropical plant, due to its wide distribution throughout southeast asia, it has survived being acclimated to various environments thailand, myanmar and indonesia part of java and the sulawesi islands have rainy and dry seasons every 56 months due to the tropical monsoon climate, and the tropical seasonal forest called tropical seasonal evergreen or. Species has a habit of producing keikis child in hawaiian and reblooming off of old spikes and tips. Contentsshow description plant blooms from anytime of the year but mostly from fall to spring with many successively opening 1.
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