Phalaenopsis rundumensis

Phalaenopsis rundumensis, is a species of orchid native to Borneo.^[2]

Phalaenopsis rundumensis
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. rundumensis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis rundumensis P.J.Cribb & A.Lamb[2]
Distribution of Phalaenopsis rundumensis[2]

Description

The plants usually have 2–3, 20–23 cm long and 7–10 cm wide leaves. The 5.8 cm high flowers with an elliptic midlobe and dentate apex of the labellum, which are sequentially produced in groups of 2–3 on a slowly elongating inflorescence, show highly variable floral colouration.^[3]

Etymology

The type specimen was collected in the Rundum area of Sabah,^[3] which is reflected in the specific epithet rundumensis.

Ecology

The first specimens were collected in forests at elevations of 600–800 m above sea level.^[3]

Taxonomy

This species is a member of the species complex involving Phalaenopsis kapuasensis, Phalaenopsis gigantea and Phalaenopsis doweryensis. It may be intermediate between Phalaenopsis gigantea and Phalaenopsis doweryensis.^[3]