Phalaenopsis cacharensis
| Phalaenopsis cacharensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Subgenus: | Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus |
| Species: | P. cacharensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phalaenopsis cacharensis Barbhuiya, B.K.Dutta & Schuit. | |
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Phalaenopsis cacharensis is a rare orchid native to Cachar, Assam which has only one plant ever recorded. The single plant was discovered by Hussain Ahmed Barbhuiya of the Botanical Survey of India while doing field work in the Borail Wildlife Sanctuary. The specific epithet, cacharensis refers to the district where it was found.