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:	Origin not clear ... From Equus, word meaning horse.
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 riteiwanensis Masam. Trans. Nat. hist. Soc. Formosa. 24:213. 1934
Varieties:	Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. f. alba 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
	Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f. var. rosea Valmayor & Tiu. Orchidiana Philippiniana 1:270. 1984.
Flowering:

Photos of Phalaenopsis equestris :

Alain Brochart	Stanley Hendrawidjaja	Jean-Marie Olaya	Anne Perthus	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart
Bill Morden	Alain Brochart	Hendrik Neirynck	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Simon Liu	Umberto Paris
Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Hélène Maurhofer	Randall Tajima	Kinmatsu Lin	Allen Black
Nina Baltes	Martina Lippold	Martina Lippold	Wendy Hoffman	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Florence Schertzinger
Andreas Öhman	Helmut Demel	Micael Liu	Martina Lippold	Lanfu Wang	Lanfu Wang
Lanfu Wang	Jim Cootes	Micael Liu	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska
Rock Hsia	Rock Hsia	Rock Hsia	Rock Hsia	Rock Hsia	Frederick Bachelle
Reka Hukari	Peter Zerche	Jerome Volant	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Manjul Dutt	Manjul Dutt
Lanfu Wang	Thomas Frey	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska	Gene Tobia
Gene Tobia	Gene Tobia	Gene Tobia	Tropical Exotique	Anna Zarebska	Georg Palm
Georg Palm	Elke Wiesel	Diana Linke	Richard Gilreath	Richard Gilreath	Richard Gilreath
Rachael Adams	Photo : Ilona Kowalska	Susie Hanna	Diana Linke	Diana Linke	Diana Linke
Emilio Esteban-Infantes	Bird Song Farm	Petra Pils	Wei-Ren Su	Wei-Ren Su	Onichek
Helmut Demel	Tropical Exotique	Tropical Exotique	François Rion	Giovanna Eccher Dall'Eco	Heike
Petra Pils	Carolin Gembé	François rion	François rion	Werner Schachtsiek	Werner Schachtsiek
Werner Schachtsiek	Eric Legac	Eric Legac
Phalaenopsis equestris

Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Hervé Thedy	Elke Wiesel	François Rion
Lip detail

Variétés botaniques ou horticoles :

Lauri Shaw	Anne Perthus	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Christophe Bligny	Alain Brochart	René Klinge
Micael Liu	Alex Chuit	Lanfu Wang	Lanfu Wang	Lanfu Wang	Christophe Bligny
Jerome Volant	Peter Zerche	Peter Wieczorek	Daniel Sjöström	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska
Photo : Ilona Kowalska	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Olaf Tönne	Petra Pils	Petra Pils
François Rion	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Petra Wolfrum	Alba.Men	Petra Wolfrum
Phalaenopsis equestris var. alba

Alain Brochart	Bernard Lagrelle	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Randall Tajima
Randall Tajima	Micael Liu	Wolfgang Apel	Wolfgang Apel	Frederick Bachelle	Lanfu Wang
Ilona Kowalska	Elisabeth Kerschbaum	Gene Tobia	Gene Tobia	Gene Tobia	Georg Palm
Rachael Adams	Photo : 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
Phalaenopsis equestris var. aurea

Martina Lippold	Hervé Thedy	Agrumi
Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea

François Rion	Ilona Kowalska	Alain Brochart	Simon Schunter	Alain Brochart	Photo : Ilona Kowalska
Agrumi	Agrumi
Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucaspis

Phal. 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
Phal. equestris var. cyanochilus

H. Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	H. Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	H. Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	H. Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	H. Wallbrunn / Olaf Gruss	Agrumi
Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi	Agrumi	Marco Schiavone
Peloric forms

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

Hybride Name	Pod	Pollen	Registered by	Year
Ambotris	amboinensis	equestris	Fredk. L. Thornton	1970
Anthony The	cochlearis	equestris	Atmo Kolopaking	1981
Apricot Glow	fasciata	equestris	Fredk. Thornton	1979
Artemis (=Younes Resal)	amabilis	equestris	Veitch	1892
Bernice Maskin *	gigantea	equestris	Dr Henry M Wallbrunn	1977
Borobudur	equestris	fimbriata	Atmo Kolopaking	1980
Braquestris Melmi	braceana	equestris	M. Middeke	2010
Carolina Tiny Phil	philippinensis	equestris	Lenette Greenhouses	1992
Cassandra	equestris	stuartiana	Veitch	1896
Christine Magro *	equestris	javanica	Luc Vincent	1994
Cornustris	equestris	cornu-cervi	Dr Henry M Wallbrunn	1967
Ellen Hanoppo	equestris	fuscata	Atmo Kolopaking	1984
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
Hebe	sanderiana	equestris<	Veitch	1897
Hiroshima Equmo	equestris	modesta	Masao Kobayashi	1994
Hiroshima Tetratris	speciosa	equestris	Masao Kobayashi	1995
x intermedia	aphrodite	equestris	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	manii	equestris	Cheok Jiak Kim (Mrs Lester McCoy)	1964
Linda Grainger	equestris	inscriptiosinensis	Luc Vincent	1995
Little Sister	maculata	equestris	Herb Hager Orchids	1973
Mahinhin	equestris	lueddemanniana	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
New Horizon (1972)	equestris	deliciosa	Fredk. L. Thornton	1972
Partris *	equestris	parishii	Fredk. L. Thornton	1965
Rose Marie *	mariae	equestris	Oscar Kirsch	1961
Schiller's Horse	schilleriana	equestris	Kunshan Biotec. (O/U)	2006
Silbergrube	celebensis	equestris	Erwin Burkhardt	1989
Simon Schunter	taenialis	equestris	S. Schunter	2010
Taida Sunshine	equestris	tetraspis	Taida Horticultural Co Ltd	1997
Tassanee Jongdamkerng	equestris	appendiculata	Yanyong Punpreuk	2007
x veitchiana	equestris	schilleriana	Hybride Naturel	1872
Venus	lindenii	equestris	A. Misumi	1923
non enregistré	equestris	kunstleri
non enregistré	lobbii	equestris
non enregistré	viridis	equestris

* The hybrids pictures wich name is followed by a star come from the book "Phalaenopsis" by Olaf Gruss & Manfred Wolff (see bibliography). They are on this site with the authorisation of the authors.

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