List of Phalaenopsis species

The following is a list of Phalaenopsis species accepted by Plants of the World Online at February 2022:

ImageNameDistributionElevation in metres (m)
Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) BlumeEast Malaysia to Papuasia0– 600 m
Phalaenopsis amboinensis J.J.SmithAmbon Island, Sulawesi, Papua and New Guinea and Indonesia
Phalaenopsis aphrodite Rchb.fPhilippine Islands, Sulu Archipelago, and Taiwan
Phalaenopsis appendiculata CarrPahang, Malaysia to northeastern Borneo
Phalaenopsis bastianii O.Gruss & L.Röllkethe Philippines - Luzon, in the Sulu Archipelago
Phalaenopsis bellina ChristensonBorneo200 m and below
Phalaenopsis boulbetii (Telepova) J.M.H.ShawCambodia
Phalaenopsis buyssoniana Rchb. f.Indochina, Thailand, and Vietnam
Phalaenopsis cacharensis (Barbhuiya, B.K.Dutta & Schuit.) Kocyan & Schuit.India (Cachar, Assam)
Phalaenopsis celebensis SweetSulawesi
Phalaenopsis chibae T.YukawaVietnam400 – 600 m
Phalaenopsis cochlearis HolttumMalaysia and Sarawak, Borneo450 – 700 m
Phalaenopsis corningiana Rchb. f.Borneo450 – 610 m
Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi (Breda) Blume & Rchb.f.India, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Nicobar Islands, Malaysia, Java, Borneo, Sumatra, and the Philippines1000 m and below
Phalaenopsis deliciosa Rchb. f.India to SE Asia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo and the Philippines600 m and below
Phalaenopsis difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit.Assam India, eastern Himalayas, Nepal, western Himalayas, Myanmar, Thailand, Malayasia, Laos, central and southern China, Vietnam, Borneo and Sumatra300 – 1600 m
Phalaenopsis doweryensis Garay & ChristensonSabah150 m
Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.fTaiwan - Hsiao Lan Yü to the Philippines0 – 300 m.
Phalaenopsis fasciata Rchb.fthe Philippines
Phalaenopsis fimbriata J.J.Sm.Java, Sumatra and Sarawak790 – 1300 m.
Phalaenopsis finleyi ChristensonThailand, Myanmar and Vietnam
Phalaenopsis floresensis Fowlieisland of Flores in Indonesia150 – 500 m
Phalaenopsis fuscata Rchb. f.Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, to Philippines - Palawan island0 – 1000 m
Phalaenopsis gibbosa H.R.SweetLaos, northern Vietnam, South-Central China0 – 1000 m
Phalaenopsis gigantea J.J.SmithSabah, Borneo, Java and Sarawak0 – 400 m
Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica (Rchb.f) Sweet 1969the Philippines - Luzon, Leyte, Samar, Palawan, and Mindanao islands
Phalaenopsis honghenensis F.Y. LiuYunnan, China and Vietnam2000 m
Phalaenopsis hygrochila J.M.H.ShawAssam, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam700–1300 m
Phalaenopsis inscriptiosinensis FowlieCentral Sumatra914 m and below
Phalaenopsis japonica (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.W Yunnan, Zhejiang, Japan (Southern areas to Ryukyu Islands), Korea (Jeollanam-do).600 – 1400 m
Phalaenopsis javanica J.J.Sm.Western Java
Phalaenopsis kapuasensis Metusala & P.O'ByrneKapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan Province, Indonesia50 – 200 m
Phalaenopsis kunstleri Hook.f.Myanmar to Malaysia
Phalaenopsis lindenii Loherthe Philippines - Luzon island1000 – 1500 m
Phalaenopsis lobbii (Rchb.f.) H.R.SweetHimalayas, NE India, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar and Vietnam366 – 1200 m
Phalaenopsis lowii Rchb.fMyanmar, Thailand and Borneo800 m.
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana Rchb.fthe Philippinesbelow 100 m.
Phalaenopsis luteola (Burb. ex Garay) Christenson & O.GrussNorthwestern Borneo
Phalaenopsis maculata Rchb.fMalaya to Borneo and Sulawesi0 – 1000 m
Phalaenopsis malipoensis Z.J.Liu & S.C.ChenChina - Yunnan and Vietnam
Phalaenopsis mannii Rchb.fIndian Himalayas, Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, southern China and Vietnam500 – 1500 m
Phalaenopsis mariae Burbidge ex Warner & WilliamsNortheastern Borneo to the Philippines - Mindanao600 m
Phalaenopsis marriottiana (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.Guangxi China and Myanmar1300 m
Phalaenopsis mentawaiensis O.GrussMentawai Islands of Sumatra
Phalaenopsis micholitzii Rchb.f.the Philippines - Mindanao island400 m
Phalaenopsis mirabilis (Seidenf.) Schuit.Thailand and Vietnam680-1300 m
Phalaenopsis modesta J.J.Sm.Borneo50 – 900 m
Phalaenopsis mysorensis C.J.SaldanhaMysore, India and Sri Lanka
Phalaenopsis natmataungensis (T.Yukawa, Nob.Tanaka & J.Murata) Dalström & OrmerodMyanmar1700 – 1950 m
Phalaenopsis pallens (Lindley) Rchb.fthe Philippines - Luzon and Mindanao islands500 m
Phalaenopsis pantherina Rchb.f.Borneo0 – 800 m.
Phalaenopsis parishii Rchb.f.eastern Himalayas, Assam India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnambelow 500 m
Phalaenopsis philippinensis Golamco ex Fowlie & C.Z.Tangthe Philippines - Luzon islandup to 1200 m
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.Assam India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos, Cambodia, Yunnan and Xizang China, Vietnam, Borneo and Sumatra
Phalaenopsis pulchra (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweetthe Philippines - Luzon island100 – 650 m
Phalaenopsis reichenbachiana Rchb.f. & Sanderthe Philippines - Mindanao island
Phalaenopsis robinsonii J.J.Sm.Ambon, Maluku. the Moluccas
Phalaenopsis rundumensis P.J.Cribb & A.L.LambSabah
Phalaenopsis sanderiana Rchb.f.the Philippines - Mindanao island
Phalaenopsis schilleriana Rchb.f the Philippines - Luzon, Mindoro, and Biliran islands0 – 450 m
Phalaenopsis stobartiana Rchb.f.China - southeastern Tibet to Guangxi
Phalaenopsis stuartiana Rchb.f.the Philippines - Mindanao islandbelow 300 m
Phalaenopsis subparishii (Z.H.Tsi) Kocyan & Schuit..N Fujian, N Guangdong, NE Guizhou, SW Hubei, Hunan, NE Sichuan, Zhejiang.300 – 1100 m
Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth. & Rchb.f.Indochina, Borneo to Philippines - Palawan island700 m
Phalaenopsis taenialis (Lindl.) Christenson & Pradhan 1986Himalayas, Assam India, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanmar, to China - Yunnan1000 – 2500 m
Phalaenopsis tetraspis Rchb.f.Andaman and Nicobar Islands to northwestern Sumatra0 m.
Phalaenopsis thailandica O.Gruss & RoethThailand
Phalaenopsis tsii (M.H.Li, Z.J.Liu & S.R.Lan) Hua Deng, Z.J.Liu & Yan WangChina (Hunan)1200 – 1850 m
Phalaenopsis ubonensis (O.Gruss) J.M.H.ShawThailand and Laos150-400 m
Phalaenopsis venosa Shim & FowlieCelebes Islands, Sulawesi450-1000 m.
Phalaenopsis violacea WitteMalaya to Sumatra150 m.
Phalaenopsis viridis J.J.SmSumatra700 – 1000 m
Phalaenopsis wilsonii RolfeSichuan, Eastern Tibet,Yunnan, and Guangxi, China, Vietnam, Tibet, Myanmar, India800 – 2200 m
Phalaenopsis yingjiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) Kocyan & Schuit.Yunnan China, Thailand and India1584 m
Phalaenopsis zhejiangensis (Z.H.Tsi) Schuit.Zhejiang China300 – 900 m
Phalaenopsis × amphitrite Kraenzl.Mindanao, Philippines
Phalaenopsis × gersenii (Teijsm. & Binn.) RolfeBorneo and Sumatra
Phalaenopsis × intermedia Lindl.Philippines
Phalaenopsis × leucorrhoda Rchb.f.Philippines
Phalaenopsis × lotubela O.Gruss, Cavestro & G.BenkSumatra
Phalaenopsis × rolfeana H.R.SweetPhilippines
Phalaenopsis × singuliflora J.J.Sm.Borneo
Phalaenopsis × valentinii Rchb.f.Malaya
Phalaenopsis × veitchiana Rchb.f.Philippines