Phalaenopsis japonica (Phalaenopsis japonica)
Description
The generic name from Greek means ??????? "Phalaena-like" and is probably a reference to the genus�Phalaena, the name given by�Carl Linnaeus�to a group of large moths; the flowers of some species supposedly resemble�moths�in flight.4�For this reason, the species are sometimes called�moth orchids
Taxonomic tree
-
Domain: Eukarya
-
-
Kingdom: Plantae
-
-
Phylum:
-
-
Class: Liliopsida
-
-
Order: Asparagales
-
-
Family: Orchidaceae
-
-
Genus: Phalaenopsis
-
-
-
-
-
-
