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Phalaenopsis rundumensis, is a species of orchid native to Borneo.[2]

Phalaenopsis rundumensis
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. rundumensis
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis rundumensis P.J.Cribb & A.Lamb[2]
Distribution of Phalaenopsis rundumensis[2]

Description

The plants usually have 2-3, 20-23 cm long and 7-10 cm wide leaves. The 5.8 cm high flowers with an elliptic midlobe and dentate apex of the labellum, which are sequentially produced in groups of 2-3 on a slowly elongating inflorescence, show highly variable floral colouration. [3]

Etymology

The type specimen was collected in the Rundum area of Sabah,[3] which is reflected in the specific epithet rundumensis.

Ecology

The first specimens were collected in forests at elevations of 600-800 m above sea level.[3]

Taxonomy

This species is a member of the species complex involving Phalaenopsis kapuasensis, Phalaenopsis gigantea and Phalaenopsis doweryensis. It may be intermediate between Phalaenopsis gigantea and Phalaenopsis doweryensis.[3]

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