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Phalaenopsis parishii (Phalaenopsis parishii)

Description

It is an orchid small, often of minimal size, to conduct epiphyte , like all species of the genus Phalaenopsis growing monopodiale . It has a short shank wrapped in basal leaves that are shaped like oblique elliptical, fleshy and pendant. Flowering occurs normally in the spring , by means of a ' inflorescence racemosa or rarely paniculata that protrudes laterally, bearing 6 to 12 flowers . These are large normally less than 2 inches, open at the same time and are white in petals andsepals , while the labellum is bilobed and infused with pink, with purple and yellow red spots.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: flowering Plant

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Orchidaceae

              • Genus: Phalaenopsis