Phalaenopsis aphrodite Rchb.f.

Publication: Hamb. Gartenz. 18:35. 1862


Section: Phalaenopsis


Distribution: Philippine Is, Taiwan.


Etymology: Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of beauty.


Synonyms: Phalaenopsis amabilis var. aphrodite

Phalaenopsis ambigua Hamb. Gartenz. 18:35. 1862

Phalaenopsis babuyana Miwa. Pract. Hort. 27:117. 1941.

Phalaenopsis erubescensGarden (London 1871-1927) 9:314 1876.

Phalaenopsis formosana Miwa. Pract. Hort. 27:115. 1941.


Varieties: Phalaenopsis aphrodite Rchb.f. subsp. formosana Christenson. Phalaenopsis: a monograph:197. 2001


Flowering: Spring but possible all year.



Photos of Phalaenopsis aphrodite in culture:
Alain Brochart
Marc Flandre
Alain Brochart
Elisabeth Kerschbaum
Elisabeth Kerschbaum
Alain Brochart
Thomas Frey
Lanfu Wang
Rock Hsia
Rock Hsia
Lanfu Wang
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Rachael Adams
Philip Wojtas
Petra Pils
Alba.Men
King Huang
King Huang
Peter Zerche
Peter Zerche
Julia Lutsenko
Julia Lutsenko
Jack Wong
Gene Tobia
Alba.Men
Yieh Chiun-Liang
Gene Tobia
Joseph Ramon
Joseph Ramon
Yieh Chiun-Liang
Yieh Chiun-Liang
Yieh Chiun-Liang
Yieh Chiun-Liang
Yieh Chiun-Liang
Romeo Marbella
Romeo Marbella
Alba.Men
James Heilig
Gene Tobia
Peter Zerche
Peter Zerche
Phalaenopsis aphrodite

Alain Brochart
Libor Jankovsky
Alain Brochart
Alba.Men
Alba.Men
Alba.Men
Alba.Men
Lip detail

Primary hybrids: You can view Phalaenopsis aphrodite primary hybrids by species from the graphic page or via the following alphabetical listing.
Hybrid Name Pod Pollen Registered by Year
Alger aphrodite sanderiana Vacherot & Lecoufle 1930
Aphrodite's Bell bellina aphrodite Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) 2005
Ariadne aphrodite stuartiana Veitch 1896
Athena aphrodite honghenensis Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) 2013
Bataan amabilis aphrodite Rapella Orchid Co 1943
Buttercream floresensis aphrodite Hoosier (L.Glicenstein) 2009
Carolina Stars philippinensis aphrodite Krull-Smith 2015
Childhood Dream aphrodite kunstleri Paul Lippold 2003
Gilles Gratiot aphrodite rimestadiana Dr Jean Gratiot 1920
Intermedia aphrodite equestris Hybride Naturel (Veitch) 1886
Leucorrhoda aphrodite schilleriana Hybride Naturel 1875
Maurensis aphrodite pulcherrima A. Guillaumin 1930
Memoria Laela aphrodite violacea R.A. Shepherd 2012
Pierrot aphrodite lueddemanniana John H Miller 1961
San Shia Queen aphrodite pulchra Hou Tse Liu 2007
San Shia Spot aphrodite inscriptiosinensis Hou Tse Liu 2006
Snow Twinkle tetraspis aphrodite Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) 2004
Taida Snow aphrodite tetraspis Taida Horticultural Co Ltd 1996
Yoko aphrodite wilsonii Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) 2014
Not registered aphrodite lobbii

Not registered aphrodite venosa


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