Phalaenopsis parishii

Phalaenopsis parishii
Flower of Phalaenopsis parishii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. parishii
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis parishii Rchb.f. (1865)
Synonyms
Grafia parishii (Rchb.f.) A.D.Hawkes Polychilos parishii (Rchb.f.) Shim Aerides decumbens Griff. Kingiella decumbens (Griff.) Rolfe Biermannia decumbens (Griff.) Tang & F.T.Wang ex Merr. & Metcalf Phalaenopsis decumbens (Griff.) Holttum Kingidium decumbens (Griff.) P.F.Hunt Polychilos decumbens (Griff.) Shim

Phalaenopsis parishii is a species of orchid found from the eastern Himalaya to Indochina.

It was named by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in honour of the botanist and plant collector Charles Parish in 1865.^[1]

References

External links

• Media related to Phalaenopsis parishii at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Phalaenopsis parishii at Wikispecies