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Phalaenopsis chibae

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Phalaenopsis chibae
inflorescence detail
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. chibae
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis chibae
T.Yukawa
distribution of Phalaenopsis chibae
Synonyms
  • Doritis chibae (T.Yukawa) T.Yukawa & K.Kita
  • Kingidium chibae (T.Yukawa) O.Gruss & Roellke

Phalaenopsis chibae is a species of orchid endemic to Vietnam.[1]

Description

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These epiphytes have elliptic to obovate, up to 11 cm long and 4.5 cm wide leaves with purple suffusion. Up to 13 1.2 cm wide, simultaneously opening, pale yellow flowers with brown markings are produced on erect racemes up to 11 cm in length, which show purple colouration. The callus shows purple markings on a white ground colour. The three-lobed lip is densely pubescent behind the callus. It is found in elevations of 400–600 m a.s.l. in Vietnam. The specific epithet chibae refers to the species discoverer Masaaki Chiba of Japan.[2]

Conservation

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This species is protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Phalaenopsis chibae T.Yukawa | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". powo.science.kew.org. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ Christenson, E. A. (2001). Phalaenopsis: a monograph. Timber Press (OR).
  3. ^ "Phalaenopsis". CITES.