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Phalaenopsis × rolfeana

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Phalaenopsis × rolfeana
Phahaelopsis × rolfeana as Phalaenopsis hebe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. × rolfeana
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis × rolfeana
H.R.Sweet
Distribution of Phalaenopsis × rolfeana
Synonyms[1]
  • Phalaenopsis × hebe Rolfe, nom. illeg.

Phalaenopsis × rolfeana is a species of orchid native to the Philippines.[1] It is a hybrid of Phalaenopsis equestris and Phalaenopsis sanderiana.[2]

Etymology

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.Sweet | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  2. ^ 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