Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f.

Publication:	Linnaea 22:864. 1850
	Basionym: Stauroglottis equestris. Schauer, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19 (Suppl. 1):432. 1843
Section:	Stauroglottis
Distribution:	Philippines et Taiwan.
Etymology:	Shaped spur wheel. In reference to the shape of the lateral lobes of the lip.
Synonyms:	Stauroglottis equestris Schauer, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19 (Suppl. 1):432. 1843
	Phalaenopsis rosea Lindl. Gard. Chron. 671. 1848
	Phalaenopsis rosea var. deliciosa Burb., Garden (London 1871-1927) 22: 119 (1882).
	Phalaenopsis rosea var. aurantiaca Gower, Garden (London 1871-1927) 41: 216 (1892)
	Phalaenopsis riteiwanensis Masam. Trans. Nat. hist. Soc. Formosa. 24:213. 1934
Varieties:	Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucotanthe Rchb.f. ex God.-Leb., Orchidophile 3: 490 (1883).
	Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucaspis Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 26 : 276 (1886).
	Phalaenopsis equestris var. alba H.R.Sweet, Orchids (West Palm Beach) 38 : 334 (1969).
	Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) var. rosea Valmayor & D.Tiu, Philipp. Orchid Rev. A-V(3):18 (1983)
	Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. var. rosea Valmayor & Tiu. Orchidiana Philippiniana 1:270. 1984.
	Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. f. alba (H.R.Sweet) Christenson. Phalaenopsis: a monograph. 244. 2001
	Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. f. aurea Christenson. Phalaenopsis: a monograph. 245. 2001
	Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. f. cyanochila O.Gruss. Orchidee. 52(6). 2001
Flowering:

Photos of Phalaenopsis equestris in culture:

Stanley Hendrawidjaja	Jean-Marie Olaya	Alain Brochart	Anne Perthus	Alain Brochart	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Randall Tajima
Martina & Paul Lippold	Martina & Paul Lippold	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Helmut Demel	Martina & Paul Lippold	Lanfu Wang	Jim Cootes
Ilona Kowalska	Rock Hsia	Rock Hsia	Rock Hsia	Frederick Bachelle	Jérome Volant	Ilona Kowalska
Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska	Tropical Exotique	Georg Palm	Elke Wiesel	Richard Gilreath	Richard Gilreath
Alain Brochart	Susie Hanna	Wei-Ren Su	onichek	Helmut Demel	Tropical Exotique	Giovanna Eccher Dall'Eco
Carolin Gembé	François Rion	Helmut Demel	Peter Zerche	Peter Zerche	Ilona Ziems	Ilona Ziems
Julia Lutsenko	Patrick Polbos	Anita Milosevic	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Markus John	Karine Hervé
Joseph Ramon	Joseph Ramon	Gregor Kleefeld	Alba.Men	Christopher Castillo	Christopher Castillo	Christopher Castillo
Christopher Castillo	Gregor Kleefeld	Dominique van der Kaa	Dominique van der Kaa	Peter Zerche	Thierry Tomas	Gregor Kleefeld
Alba.Men	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne	Daria Sierik	Daria Sierik
Phalaenopsis equestris

Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Hervé Thedy	Elke Wiesel	Ilona Kowalska	François Rion
Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Lip detail

Botanical or horticultural varieties:

Lauri Shaw	Anne Perthus	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Christophe Bligny	Alain Brochart	René Klinge	Micael Liu
Alex Chuit	Lanfu Wang	Lanfu Wang	Lanfu Wang	Christophe Bligny	Jérome Volant	Peter Zerche
Peter Wieczorek	Daniel Sjoström	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel
Olaf & Sylvia Tönne	Petra Pils	Petra Pils	François Rion	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Petra Wolfrum
Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Ilona Ziems	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Joseph Ramon	Joseph Ramon
Dominique van der Kaa	Dominique van der Kaa	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Phalaenopsis equestris var. alba

Alain Brochart	Bernard Lagrelle	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Randall Tajima	Randall Tajima
Micael Liu	Nik Fahmi (Vortex)	Wolfgang Apel	Wolfgang Apel	Frederick Bachelle	Lanfu Wang	Ilona Kowalska
Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Gene Tobia	Gene Tobia	Gene Tobia	Georg Palm	Rachael Adams	Ilona Kowalska
Helmut Demel	Fabrice Lacour	Helmut Demel	Philip Wojtas	Helmut Demel	Petra Pils	Petra Pils
Petra Pils	Petra Pils	Diana Linke	Petra Wolfrum	Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi
Alba.Men	Ilona Ziems	Patrick Polbos	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne	Aleksander Fiwek	Aleksander Fiwek	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne
Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Gene Tobia	Jürgen Klotz	Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Micael Liu	Micael Liu	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne
Phalaenopsis equestris var. aurea

Simon Liu	Umberto Paris	Martina & Paul Lippold	Hervé Thedy	Ilona Kowalska	Gene Tobia	Georg Palm
Diana Linke	Diana Linke	François Rion	Heike	François Rion	Eric Legac	Eric Legac
Agrumi	Paul Haggarty	Dominique van der Kaa	Gene Tobia	Jürgen Klotz	Gregor Kleefeld	Angela Six
Angela Six
Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea

Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Kinmatsu Lin	Andreas Öhman	Wendy Offman
Ilona Kowalska	Rock Hsia	Reka Hukari	Peter Zerche	François Rion	Lanfu Wang	Ilona Kowalska
Alain Brochart	Simon Schunter	Alain Brochart	Rachael Adams	Ilona Kowalska	Emilio Esteban-Ingantes	Bird Song Farm
Petra Pils	Wei-Ren Su	Agrumi	Agrumi	Patrick Polbos	Quay San	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne
Alba.Men
Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucaspis

Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucotanthe

Olaf Gruss	Olaf Gruss	Olaf Gruss	Gene Tobia	Laetitia Grandjean	Frank Siebach	Frank Siebach
Petra Pils	Petra Pils	Petra Pils	Petra Pils	Petra Wolfrum	Werner Schachtsiek	Werner Schachtsiek
Werner Schachtsiek	Werner Schachtsiek	Rob Shepherd / Sapphire Dragon Orchids	Rob Shepherd / Sapphire Dragon Orchids	Rob Shepherd / Sapphire Dragon Orchids	Alba.Men	Helmut Demel
Patrick Polbos	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Phalaenopsis equestris var. cyanochilus

Bill Morden	Rik Neirynck	Allen Black	Lanfu Wang	Dada	Dada	Gene Tobia
Gene Tobia	Richard Gilreath	Tropical Exotique	Petra Pils	Winnie Tsang	Alain Brochart	Gene Tobia
Jürgen Klotz	Peter Zerche
Phalaenopsis equestris dark pink colored

Lanfu Wang	Gene Tobia	Diana Linke	Werner Schachtsiek	Werner Schachtsiek	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne	Dominique van der Kaa
Dominique van der Kaa	Gene Tobia	Peter Zerche	Gregor Kleefeld	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne
Phalaenopsis equestris orange colored

Jack Wong	Jack Wong	Jack Wong
Phalaenopsis equestris Fuga

Hélène Maurhofer	Nina Baltes	Florence Schertzinger	Micael Liu	Micael Liu	Rock Hsia	Elisabeth Kerschbaum
Thomas Frey	Anna Zarebska	Diana Linke	Dr Henry Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	Dr Henry Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	Dr Henry Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	Dr Henry Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss
Dr Henry Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi
Marco Schiavone	Gene Tobia	Michael Reichmann
Phalaenopsis equestris: peloric forms

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

Hybrid Name	Pod	Pollen	Registered by	Year
Almitris	micholitzii	equestris	Alain Brochart	2017
Ambotris	amboinensis	equestris	Fredk. L. Thornton	1970
Anthony The	cochlearis	equestris	Atmo Kolopaking	1981
Apricot Glow	fasciata	equestris	Fredk. L. Thornton	1979
Artemis	amabilis	equestris	Veitch	1892
Bernice Maskin	gigantea	equestris	Dr Henry M Wallbrunn	1977
Borobudur	equestris	fimbriata	Atmo Kolopaking	1980
Braquestris Melmi	equestris	honghenensis	M. Middeke	2010
Carolina Tiny Phil	philippinensis	equestris	Lenette Greenhouses	1992
Cassandra	equestris	stuartiana	Veitch	1896
Christine Magro	equestris	javanica	Luc Vincent	1994
Claudio Nardotto	viridis	equestris	Thierry Tomas	2017
Cornustris	equestris	cornu-cervi	Dr Henry M Wallbrunn	1967
Donna's Delight	equestris	finleyi	Bill Tippit	2005
Ellen Hanoppo	equestris	fuscata	Atmo Kolopaking	1984
Emily Chan	hygrochila	equestris	J.H.Chan	1982
Equalacea	equestris	violacea	Fredk. L. Thornton	1967
Equichi	equestris	chibae	Hou Tse Liu	2008
Equicorning	equestris	corningiana	Masao Kobayashi	1996
Equitrana	equestris	sumatrana	Fredk. L. Thornton	1967
Equiwilson	equestris	wilsonii	Masao Kobayashi	1996
Flores Rose	equestris	floresensis	Hou Tse Liu	2000
Gaelle Polbos	equestris	pantherina	Patrick Polbos	2017
GK's Pallestris	pallens	equestris	Gregor Kleefeld	2013
Hebe	sanderiana	equestris	Veitch	1897
Hiroshima Equmo	equestris	modesta	Masao Kobayashi	1994
Hiroshima Tetratris	speciosa	equestris	Masao Kobayashi	1995
Intermedia	aphrodite	equestris	Hybride Naturel (Veitch)	1886
Jean-François	equestris	bastianii	Luc Vincent	2002
K S Mini Tris	bellina	equestris	Kung Sir Orch.	2011
Kuntrarti Rarashati	equestris	venosa	Atmo Kolopaking	1986
Linda Cheok	mannii	equestris	Cheok Jiak Kim (Mrs Lester McCoy)	1964
Linda Grainger	equestris	inscriptiosinensis	Luc Vincent	1995
Little Noreen	equestris	thailandica	N. Reinhard	2012
Little Sister	equestris	maculata	Herb Hager Orchids	1973
Mahinhin	lueddemanniana	equestris	John H Miller	1957
Memoria Hans-Werner Pelz	equestris	pulchra	Olaf Gruss (H-w. Pelz)	2003
Memoria Herman Sweet	equestris	stobartiana	Brekinridge	1999
Millie's Willie	equestris	honghenensis	Alan Pickrel	2010
Musick Mini Dots	kunstleri	equestris	F.&M. Kaufmann	2014
New Horizon (1972)	equestris	deliciosa	Fredk. L. Thornton	1972
Partris	equestris	parishii	Fredk. L. Thornton	1965
Purple Gem	pulcherrima	equestris	Ernest T. Iwanaga	1963
Rose Marie	mariae	equestris	Oscar Kirsch	1961
Schiller's Horse	equestris	schilleriana	Kunshan Biotec. (O/U)	2006
Silbergrube	celebensis	equestris	Erwin Burkhardt	1989
Simon Schunter	taenialis	equestris	Simon Schunter	2010
Taida Sunshine	equestris	tetraspis	Taida Horticultural Co Ltd	1997
Tassanee Jongdamkerng	equestris	appendiculata	Yanyong Punpreuk	2007
Veitchiana	equestris	schilleriana	Hybride Naturel	1872
Venus	lindenii	equestris	A. Misumi	1923
Wallbrunn	lobbii	equestris	Olaf Gruss (Henry Wallbrunn)	2015
Younes Resal	rimestadiana	equestris	Gratiot	1919
Not registered	hieroglyphica	equestris

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