Phalaenopsis appendiculata

Phalaenopsis appendiculata is a species of miniature epiphyte in the family Orchidaceae, endemic to peninsular Malaysia.^[2]

Phalaenopsis appendiculata
Flower detail
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. appendiculata
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis appendiculata Carr[2]
distribution of Phalaenopsis appendiculata
Synonyms[2]
Doritis appendiculata (Carr) T.Yukawa & K.Kita Grussia appendiculata (Carr) M.Wolff Phalaenopsis appendiculata f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth Polychilos appendiculata (Carr) Shim

Description

This species grows on narrow branches. The very short stems bear two to four, elliptic or oblong-elliptic, coriaceous leaves, which may reach up to 7 cm in length and 3.5 cm in width. Spotted, violet flowers are produced in succession on short, few-flowered, suberect racemes. The specific epithet appendiculata refers to the longitudinal rows of appendages on the three-lobed labellum.^[3]

Conservation

Artificial asymbiotic seed germination techniques have been studied.^[4] Conservation efforts can benefit from artificial propagation of rare and endangered species.^[5] Both ex situ and in situ conservation can benefit from in vitro seed germination, as the process increases adaptive evolutionary changes and as a result there is more genetic variation in reintroduced populations.^[6]

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