Phalaenopsis pallens (Lind.) Rchb. f.

Publication:	Ann. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) vi. 932. 1864
Section:	Zebrinae / Hirsutae
Distribution:	Philippines.
Etymology:	From latin word pallens, pale, few color, yellowish, greenish. Refers to the flower's color.
Synonyms:	Phalaenopsis denticulata Rchb.f., Lindenia 3: 66 (1887).
	Phalaenopsis foerstermannii Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. S3 1:244. 1887.
	Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. pallens (Lindl.) Burb., Garden (London 1871-1927) 22: 119 (1882).
	Phalaenopsis mariae var. alba Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 56: 461 (1935).
	Phalaenopsis pallens var. alba (Ames & Quisumb.) H.R.Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 226 (1969).
	Polychilos pallens (Lindl.) Shim, Malayan Nat. Journ. 36(1):25. 1982.
	Stauropsis pallens Rchb.f. Hamb. Gartenz. xvi:117. 1860.
	Trichoglottis pallens Lindl. Journ. Hort. Soc. 5:34. 1850.
Varieties:	Phalaenopsis pallens var denticulata (Rchb.f.) Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 227 (1969).
	Phalaenopsis pallens var trullifera Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 1102 (1968).
	Phalaenopsis pallens f. alba (Ames & Quisumb.) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 152 (2001).
	Phalaenopsis pallens f. fourmaniana O.Gruss, Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 578 (2001).
Flowering:

Photos of Phalaenopsis pallens in culture :

Stanley Hendrawidjaja	Marc Flandre	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Brochart	Alain Bonnet
Kinmatsu Lin	Kinmatsu Lin	Thorsten Stute	Wolfgang Apel	Florence Schertzinger	Patrick Mannens	Hervé Thedy
Wolfgang Apel	Lanfu Wang	Thomas Frey	Ilona Kowalska	Ilona Kowalska	Gene Tobia	Georg Palm
Philip Wojtas	Alain Brochart	Petra Wolfrum	Olaf & Sylvia Tönne	Alba.Men	Eric Legac	Eric Legac
Olaf & Sylvia Tönne	Patrick Polbos	Helmut Demel	Helmut Demel	Gene Tobia	Gregor Kleefeld	Jens Lindner
Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Gregor Kleefeld	Dr. Markus Hohenegger	Dr. Markus Hohenegger	Micael Liu	Micael Liu
Dominique van der Kaa	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Peter Zerche	Gregor Kleefeld
Phalaenopsis pallens

Wolfgang Apel	Patrick Mannens	Hervé Thedy	Wolfgang Apel	Wolfgang Apel	Alba.Men
Lip detail

Botanical or horticultural varieties:

Gregor Kleefeld	Gregor Kleefeld	Gregor Kleefeld	Alba.Men	Alba.Men	Alba.Men
Phalaenopsis pallens f. alba

Phalaenopsis pallens f. denticulata

Phalaenopsis pallens f. trullifera

Primary hybrids: You can view Phalaenopsis pallens primary hybrids by species from the graphic page or via the following alphabetical listing.

Hybrid Name	Pod	Pollen	Registered by	Year
Alba Men	pallens	fasciata	Alba Men	2017
Alensica	pallens	hieroglyphica	Alain Brochart	2011
Arnel Tobia	pallens	violacea	Cesario Gene Tobia	2013
Chienlung Fragrance	pallens	corningiana	Tiao-Nan Liu	2014
Etoile jaune de Paris	viridis	pallens	Marcel Lecoufle	2014
Freed's Malibu Fascination	lueddemanniana	pallens	Freed	2004
GK's Pale Giant	gigantea	pallens	Gregor Kleefeld	2019
GK's Pallestris	pallens	equestris	Gregor Kleefeld	2013
Gold Veins	pallens	pulchra	Alberts/Merkel	2004
Jeanette Lindner	amboinensis	pallens	Jens Lindner	2014
Palacea	pallens	bellina	J. Redlinger	2004
Quatloos	modesta	pallens	Drew Goddard	2017
Su's Milk Puff	speciosa	pallens	W-R. Su	2011
Tariflor Singerflora	amabilis	pallens	Tari	2007
Not registered	pallens	fimbriata
Not registered	pallens	mariae
Not registered	tetraspis	pallens

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