Phalaenopsis mentawaiensis

Phalaenopsis mentawaiensis
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. mentawaiensis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis mentawaiensis
O.Gruss
distribution of Phalaenopsis mentawaiensis
Synonyms
  • Phalaenopsis violacea var. mentawei

Phalaenopsis mentawaiensis is a species of orchid endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia. The specific epithet mentawaiensis refers to the Mentawai islands of West Sumatra.