Phalaenopsis (Moth) Orchid Plant
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A Phalaenopsis (Moth) Orchid Plant is an orchid with a flower structure in the form of a moth.
- Examples:
- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Flowering Plant.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaenopsis Retrieved:2019-1-15.
- Phalaenopsis Blume (1825), commonly known as moth orchids or 蝴蝶兰属 (hu die lan shu) is a genus of about seventy species of orchids in the family orchid. Orchids in this genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short, leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers arranged in a flowering stem that often branches near the end. Orchids in this genus are native to India, China, Southeast Asia, New Guinea and Australia with the majority in Indonesia and the Philippines.