Phalaenopsis aphrodite Rchb.f. |
Publication: | Hamb. Gartenz. 18:35. 1862 |
Section: | Phalaenopsis |
Distribution: | Philippine Is, Taiwan. |
Etymology: | Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of beauty. |
Synonyms: | Phalaenopsis amabilis var. aphrodite |
Phalaenopsis ambigua Hamb. Gartenz. 18:35. 1862 | |
Phalaenopsis babuyana Miwa. Pract. Hort. 27:117. 1941. | |
Phalaenopsis erubescensGarden (London 1871-1927) 9:314 1876. | |
Phalaenopsis formosana Miwa. Pract. Hort. 27:115. 1941. | |
Varieties: | Phalaenopsis aphrodite Rchb.f. subsp. formosana Christenson. Phalaenopsis: a monograph:197. 2001 |
Flowering: | Spring but possible all year. |
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Lip detail |
Hybrid Name | Pod | Pollen | Registered by | Year |
Alger | aphrodite | sanderiana | Vacherot & Lecoufle | 1930 |
Aphrodite's Bell | bellina | aphrodite | Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) | 2005 |
Ariadne | aphrodite | stuartiana | Veitch | 1896 |
Athena | aphrodite | honghenensis | Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) | 2013 |
Bataan | amabilis | aphrodite | Rapella Orchid Co | 1943 |
Buttercream | floresensis | aphrodite | Hoosier (L.Glicenstein) | 2009 |
Carolina Stars | philippinensis | aphrodite | Krull-Smith | 2015 |
Childhood Dream | aphrodite | kunstleri | Paul Lippold | 2003 |
Gilles Gratiot | aphrodite | rimestadiana | Dr Jean Gratiot | 1920 |
Intermedia | aphrodite | equestris | Hybride Naturel (Veitch) | 1886 |
Leucorrhoda | aphrodite | schilleriana | Hybride Naturel | 1875 |
Maurensis | aphrodite | pulcherrima | A. Guillaumin | 1930 |
Memoria Laela | aphrodite | violacea | R.A. Shepherd | 2012 |
Pierrot | aphrodite | lueddemanniana | John H Miller | 1961 |
San Shia Queen | aphrodite | pulchra | Hou Tse Liu | 2007 |
San Shia Spot | aphrodite | inscriptiosinensis | Hou Tse Liu | 2006 |
Snow Twinkle | tetraspis | aphrodite | Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) | 2004 |
Taida Snow | aphrodite | tetraspis | Taida Horticultural Co Ltd | 1996 |
Yoko | aphrodite | wilsonii | Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) | 2014 |
Not registered | aphrodite | lobbii | ||
Not registered | aphrodite | venosa |
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