Phalaenopsis taenialis

Phalaenopsis taenialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. taenialis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis taenialis
(Lindl.) Christenson & Pradhan
Synonyms
  • Aerides taenialis Lindl.
  • Doritis taenialis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f.
  • Kingiella taenialis (Lindl.) Rolfe
  • Biermannia taenialis (Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang
  • Kingidium taeniale (Lindl.) P.F.Hunt
  • Polychilos taenialis (Lindl.) Shim
  • Aerides carnosa Griff.
  • Doritis braceana Hook.f.
  • Phalaenopsis braceana (Hook.f.) Christenson
  • Kingidium braceanum (Hook.f.) Seidenf.
  • Biermannia navicularis Tang & F.T.Wang ex Gruss & Rollke
  • Kingidium naviculare Z.H.Tsi

Phalaenopsis taenialis, also known as 小尖囊蝴蝶兰 (xiao jian nang hu die lan) in Chinese, is a species of epiphytic orchid occurring from the eastern Himalaya to China (Yunnan). The specific epithet taenialis is derived from the long, flattened roots, which resemble tapeworms. The specific epithet taenialis, from the Latin taenia, means ribbon or band.

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