Phalaenopsis pulcherrima

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima is a species of orchid found from Hainan Island to western Malesia.

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
Flower of Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species:
P. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
Synonyms
  • Doritis pulcherrima Lindl. (basionym)
  • Phalaenopsis esmeralda Rchb.f.
  • Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. albiflora Rchb.f.
  • Phalaenopsis antennifera Rchb.f.
  • Doritis pulcherrima var. caerulea Fowlie
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Roeth & O.Gruss
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) O.Gruss & Roeth
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. alba (O.Gruss & Roeth) Christenson
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Christenson
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) Christenson

Varieties
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. apiculata (Aver.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. marmorata (O.Gruss) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. regnieriana (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins

Pollination

Pollination through bees, specifically Amegilla nigritar, has been recorded in China.[1] This species employs a deceptive pollination strategy. The orchid does not provide rewards to pollinators. It benefits from blooming in the same period as rewarding species. Amegilla is the most important pollinator, but ther diurnal insects, such as four species of bees, two species of butterflies, one species of moth and two other unidentified insects, have also been observed to interact with the flowers.[2]

References
  1. Pramanik, D., Dorst, N., Meesters, N. et al. Evolution and development of three highly specialized floral structures of bee-pollinated Phalaenopsis species. EvoDevo 11, 16 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-020-00160-z
  2. Jin, Xiao-Hua & Li, De-Zhu & Ren, Zong-Xin & Xiang, Xiao-Guo. (2012). A generalized deceptive pollination system of Doritis pulcherrima (Aeridinae: Orchidaceae) with non-reconfigured pollinaria. BMC plant biology. 12. 67. 10.1186/1471-2229-12-67.
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