Phalaenopsis amabilis, (Linnaeus) Blume, 1825

Description : this species was described for the very first as Epidendrum amabile in the book "Species Plantarum" by Linné in the year 1753. You can read this description in the following pages of the book : page 953 and 954.

Section : Phalaenopsis

Distribution : Australia (Queensland), New Guinea, Philippines and Indonesia.

Synonyms : Phalaenopsis celebica, Phalaenopsis gloriosa, Phalaenopsis grandiflora, Phalaenopsis rimestadiana

Photos of Phalaenopsis amabilis :

Photo : Bernard Zurecki

Bernard Zurecki

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Frankie Handoyo

Frankie Handoyo

Photo : Stanley Hendrawidjaja
Stanley Hendrawidjaja
Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Photo : Libor Jankovsky

Libor Jankovsky

Photo : René Klinge

René Klinge

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Alain Nicolas
Alain Nicolas
Photo : Alex Chuit
Alex Chuit

Photo : Sascha Heikens

Sascha Heikens

Photo : Lanfu Wang

Lanfu Wang
Photo : Ilona Kowalska
Ilona Kowalska
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Photo : Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia

Photo : Lanfu Wang

Lanfu Wang

Photo : Lanfu Wang

Lanfu Wang

Photo : Lanfu Wang

Lanfu Wang
Photo : Ilona Kowalska
Ilona Kowalska
Photo : Corbin Fletcher
Corbin Fletcher
Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo :Tropical Exotique

Tropical Exotique

Photo : Helmut Demel

Helmut Demel

Photo : Helmut Demel

Helmut Demel
Photo : David Sucianto
David Sucianto
Photo : David Sucianto

David Sucianto

       
Phalaenopsis amabilis

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Photo : Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

       
Lip detail

Botanical or horticultural varieties :
Photo : Hou Tse Liu

Hou Tse Liu

Photo : Umberto Paris

Umberto Paris

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Alain Brochart

Alain Brochart

Photo : Micael Liu
Micael Liu
Photo : Micael Liu
Micael Liu
Photo : Micael Liu
Micael Liu

Photo : Lanfu Wang

Lanfu Wang
Photo : Hou Tse Liu
Hou Tse Liu
Photo : Helmut Demel

Helmut Demel

Photo : Martin Gunther

Martin Gunther

       
amabilis var. aurea

Photo : Bernard Lagrelle

Bernard Lagrelle

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

amabilis var. vinicolor

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

amabilis var. moluccana

 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

amabilis var. papuana

Primary hybrids  : You can view Phalaenopsis amabilis primary hybrids by species from the graphic page or via the following alphabetical listing.

Hybrid Name

Pod

Pollen

Registered by

Year

Amabell bellina amabilis Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quené)
2007
Ambriata amabilis fimbriata Fredk. L. Thornton 1981
Artemis amabilis equestris Veitch 1892
Bataan amabilis aphrodite Rapella Orchid Co 1943
Belle de Cernier amabilis corningiana Luc Vincent 1997
Bogoriensis amabilis gigantea Buitenzorg Botanic Gardens 1856
Celebes Beauty amabilis celebensis Hou Tse Liu 2003
Chickadee lindenii amabilis Dr/Mrs Robert J Griesbach 1982
Confirmation

= x rothschildiana

rimestadiana

amabilis

schilleriana

schilleriana

Bultel

Natural hybrid

1925

1887

Deventeriana amabilis amboinensis Van Deventer 1927
Elisabethae amabilis rimestadiana Vacherot & Lecoufle 1927
x flava javanica amabilis Ayub S Parnata 1982
Florabilis amabilis floresensis E. Burkhardt 1999
Formosa Dream amabilis lobbii Hou Tse Liu 1992
Formosa Star micholitzii amabilis Morris Young 1991
Fuscatilis amabilis fuscata Dr S. L. Minne (J & L. Orchids) 1968
Gilles Gratiot aphrodite rimestadiana Gratiot 1920
Harriettiae amabilis violacea Veitch 1887
Hiroshima Amaraspis amabilis speciosa Masao Kobayashi 1994
Kung's Amar Philip amabilis philippinensis Kung's 1997
John Seden amabilis lueddemanniana Veitch 1888
Leda amabilis stuartiana Veitch 1888
Little Spot amabilis inscriptiosinensis Luc Vincent 2006
Little Star cornu-cervi amabilis Royal Botanical garden Peradeniya 1962
Maria-Theresia Berod amabilis wilsonii Luc Vincent 1994
Paskal Terang pantherina amabilis Ayub S Parnata 1984
Pulamab pulchra amabilis Luc Vincent 2004
Putrianda modesta amabilis Atmo Kolopaking 1989
Rimesand amabilis sanderiana Guillaumin 1923
Sakura Shower amabilis fasciata Mukaishima Orch. Center 2006
San Shia Ama amabilis maculata Hou Tse Liu 2004
Star of Future pulchra amabilis Burgreff 1968
Sumabilis amabilis sumatrana F C Atherton 1938
Taida Snow amabilis tetraspis Taida Horticultural Co Ltd 1996
Tariflor Singerflora amabilis pallens Tari
2007
Thor-Flame amabilis mannii Thornton's (Mrs Lester McCoy) 1963
Venolis venosa amabilis Zuma Canyon Orchids Inc. 1991
Viviane Dream amabilis cochlearis Luc Vincent 1999
Yoshino(= Versailles) amabilis sanderiana Baron Toshita Iwasaki 1924
Not registered amabilis parishii    

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