Phalaenopsis chibae

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

Phalaenopsis chibae
inflorescence detail
Scientific 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

Description

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

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