Phalaenopsis viridis is a species of orchid native to the Indonesian island Sumatra.[1]
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| Phalaenopsis viridis flower detail | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
| Species: | P. viridis |
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| Phalaenopsis viridis | |
| Distribution of Phalaenopsis viridis | |
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This epiphytic species has 30 cm long and 8 cm wide, ovate to elliptic ovate leaves. The simultaneously opening flowers have brown colouration overlaying the green ground colour. The area of the column and labellum is devoid of such colouration.[2] The inflorescence is erect and strongly lignified.[3]
This species grows in limestone and in open fields, where it is faced with low nutrient availability and drought, which in turn favours lignification of sclerenchyma.[3] It is found at altitudes of 1000 m above sea level.[4]
The specific epithet viridis means green[5] and refers to the floral colouration.[2]
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