Phalaenopsis × gersenii
| Phalaenopsis × gersenii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. × gersenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenopsis × gersenii (Teijsm. & Binn.) Rolfe | |
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Phalaenopsis × gersenii is a species of orchid native to Borneo and Sumatra. It is a natural hybrid of Phalaenopsis violacea and Phalaenopsis sumatrana. It is named after Gerrit Jan Gersen (1826-1877). He was a Dutch official, who was deployed to the Dutch East Indies, where he also was active as a plant collector of the Malesian region.