Phalaenopsis pulchra

Phalaenopsis pulchra (Rchb. F.) H.R. Sweet

Publication:	Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37:1102. 1968

Section:	Zebrinae / Lueddemannianae

Distribution:	Philippines.

Etymology:	From Latin pulcher: beautiful.

Synonyms:	Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. pulchra, Gard. Chron., n.s., 4:36. 1875.
	Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana subvar. pulchra (Rchb.f.), Veitch, Man. Orchif. Pl. pt 7:31. 1891.
	Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. purpurea (Rchb.f.), Ames & Quisumb. Philippine Journ. Sci. 49:494. 1932.
	Polychilos pulchra, (Rchb.) Shim, Malayan Nat. Journ. 36(1):26. 1982.

Varieties:	Phalaenopsis pulchra var. alba

Flowering:

Photos of Phalaenopsis pulchra in culture:

Alain Brochart

Anne Perthus

Rik Neirynck

Libor Jankovsky

Alain Nicolas

Hou Tse Liu

Sergej Generalov

Igor Natanzon

Alain Nicolas

Micael Liu

Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Alain Brochart

Nina Baltes

Martina & Paul Lippold

Patrick Mannens

Helmut Demel

Wolfgang Apel

Nik Fahmi (Vortex)

Sascha Heikens

Eric Hunt

Lanfu Wang

Ilona Kowalska

Frederick Bachelle

Peter Zerche

Alain Brochart

Lanfu Wang

Gene Tobia

Georg Palm

Alain Brochart

Helmut Demel

Emilio Esteban-Ingantes

Petra Pils

Wei-Ren Su

Larkes

Helmut Demel

Frédéric Pabois

Marco Schiavone

Olaf & Sylvia Tönne

Helmut Demel

Peter Zerche

Alba.Men

Julia Lutsenko

Aleksander Fiwek

Alain Brochart

Alba.Men

Karine Hervé

Alba.Men

Phalaenopsis pulchra

Elisabeth Kerschbaum

Wolfgang Apel

Petra Pils

Frédéric Pabois

Julia Lutsenko

Alain Brochart

Alba.Men

Lip detail

Botanical or horticultural varieties:

Tropical Exotique

Alba.Men

Gregor Kleefeld

Phalaenopsis pulchra var. alba

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

Hybrid Name	Pod	Pollen	Registered by	Year
Alambra	pulchra	amboinensis	Alain Brochart	2014
Alberla	tetraspis	pulchra	Alain Brochart	2015
Almap	mariae	pulchra	Alain Brochart	2015
Alsturia	stuartiana	pulchra	Alain Brochart	2017
Arlington	hieroglyphica	pulchra	Paul Lippold	2006
Blood Drop	pulchra	pulcherrima	Luc vincent (Luc Vincent)	2015
Cherry Spot	bellina	pulchra	Paul Lippold	2003
Claudine	pulchra	honghenensis	Luc Vincent	2016
Fintje Kunriawati	pulchra	violacea	Atmo Kolopaking	2004
Gold Veins	pallens	pulchra	Alberts/Merkel	2004
Herman Sweet	cornu-cervi	pulchra	Casa Luna	2004
Inscripul	inscriptiosinensis	pulchra	Luc Vincent	2009
Lili	lindenii	pulchra	Karine Herve	2015
Louis Brochart	philippinensis	pulchra	Alain Brochart	2019
Memoria Hans-Werner Pelz	equestris	pulchra	Olaf Gruss (H-w. Pelz)	2003
Memoria Henry Wallbrunn	pulchra	gigantea	Olaf Gruss (Dr. Henry Wallbrunn)	2013
Pulamab	pulchra	amabilis	Luc Vincent	2004
Pulcia	pulchra	lueddemanniana	Alain Brochart (Klinge Orch.)	2004
Pulob	pulchra	lobbii	Luc Vincent	2017
Red Nosa	pulchra	venosa	Hou Tse Liu	2009
Sabina and Gabriel	sumatrana	pulchra	I.Perosini	2012
San Shia Queen	aphrodite	pulchra	Hou Tse Liu	2007
Shine	stobartiana	pulchra	I.Perosini	2018
Star of Future	amabilis	pulchra	Sweet (Burgeff)	1968
Swiss Chocolate	pulchra	mannii	Luc Vincent	2005
Not registered	celebensis	pulchra
Not registered	fasciata	pulchra

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