Phalaenopsis hygrochila

Phalaenopsis hygrochila
Flowering Phalaenopsis hygrochila specimen in cultivation
Flower detail
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Subgenus: Phalaenopsis subg. Hygrochilus
Species:
P. hygrochila
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis hygrochila
J.M.H.Shaw
Synonyms
  • Hygrochilus parishii (Rchb.f.) Pfitzer
  • Phalaenopsis marriottiana var. parishii (Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.
  • Phalaenopsis tigrina M.He Li, O.Gruss & Z.J.Liu
  • Stauropsis parishii (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
  • Vanda parishii Rchb.f.
  • Vandopsis parishii (Rchb.f.) Schltr.

Phalaenopsis hygrochila, also known as 湿唇兰 (shi chun lan) in Chinese, is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.