Phalaenopsis marriottiana

Phalaenopsis marriottiana
botanical illustration of Phalaenopsis marriottiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Subgenus: Phalaenopsis subg. Hygrochilus
Species:
P. marriottiana
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis marriottiana
(Rchb.f.) Kocyan & Schuit.
distribution of Phalaenopsis marriottiana
Synonyms
  • Hygrochilus marriottianus (Rchb.f.) Christenson
  • Hygrochilus parishii var. marriottianus (Rchb.f.) Pradhan
  • Hygrochilus parishii var. purpureus (N.E.Br.) Pradhan
  • Phalaenopsis pingxiangensis Hua Deng, Z.J.Liu & Yan Wang
  • Stauropsis marriottiana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe
  • Vanda parishii var. marriottiana Rchb.f.

Phalaenopsis marriottiana is a species of orchid native to Southeast China and Myanmar. The specific epithet marriottiana honours William Henry Smith-Marriott (1835–1924), who had a considerable orchid collection at Down House, Blandford, Dorsetshire in England.

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