Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis

Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis is a species of orchid endemic to central Sumatra.^[1]

Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis
Flower detail
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. inscriptiosinensis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis H.R.Sweet
distribution of "Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis"
Synonyms
Phalaenopsis sinensis Hort.

Description

The plants are short-stemmed epiphytes with 3-5, elliptic-oblong, 8-16 cm long and 4-8 cm wide leaves. The 3.5 cm wide, white or pale yellow flowers bear transverse band of brown, which are reflected in the specific epithet inscriptiosinensis, as they are thought to resemble inscription on the petals and sepals. They are produced on axillary, decurved, 2-5 flowered racemes.^[2]

Taxonomy

This species is placed within the section Zebrinae, however its position is somewhat unclear.^[3] It could be separated from other species of this section on the basis of restriction site polymorphisms.^[4]

Conservation

This species is protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.^[5]

Images

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  capsule
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  petals and sepals become photosynthetic after fertilisation
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  labellum detail with dense trichomes at the apex