Phalaenopsis sumatrana

Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth & Rchb. f.

Publication:	Hamb. Gartens. xvi 115. 1860

Section:	Zebrinae / Zebrinae

Distribution:	Java, Sumatra, Borneo, Burma, Malaysia, Thailand

Etymology:	From Sumatra island were the species is native.

Synonyms:	Phalaenopsis gersenii Rolfe -- Orchid Rev. xxv. 226 (1917).
	Phalaenopsis zebrina Teijsm. & Binn. -- Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië xxiv. (1862) 319.
	Phalaenopsis acutifolia
	Polychilos sumatrana (Rchb.) Shim, Malayan Nat. Journ. 36(1):26. 1982.

Varieties:	Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth & Rchb.f. var. paucivittata Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. n.s. 17:628. 1882
	Phalaenopsis sumatrana Korth & Rchb.f., f. paucivittata (Rchb.f) O.Gruss & M.Wolff. Orchid. Atlas 333. 2007

Flowering:

Photos of Phalaenopsis sumatrana in culture:

Hou Tse Liu

Alain Brochart

René Klinge

Simon Liu

Umberto Paris

Frankie Handoyo

Alain Brochart

Alain Nicolas

Tennis Maynard

Nik Fahmi (Vortex)

Micael Liu

Thomas Frey

Ken Avant

Al Pickrel

Wolfgang Apel

Sascha Heikens

Lanfu Wang

Frankie Handoyo

Micael Liu

Peter Zerche

Corbin Fletcher

Ilona Kowalska

Tropical Exotique

Alain Brochart

Tropical Exotique

Saskia Kaufmann

Alba.Men

Gerd Arend

Ken Avant

Werner Schachtsiek

Helmut Demel

Peter Zerche

Alba.Men

Helmut Demel

Alba.Men

Helmut Demel

Karine Hervé

Nicolas Fontaine

Dominique van der Kaa

Peter Zerche

Karine Hervé

Alba.Men

Phalaenopsis sumatrana

Alain Nicolas

Wolfgang Apel

Corbin Fletcher

Hou Tse Liu

Alba.Men

Nicolas Fontaine

Angela Six

Lip detail

Botanical or horticultural varieties:

Keith Smith

Nik Fahmi (Vortex)

Paul Lembeck

Hou Tse Liu

Tropical Exotique

Jack Wong

Helmut Demel

Alba.Men

Gene Tobia

Alba.Men

Gene Tobia

Phalaenopsis zebrina

Phalaenopsis sumatrana var. alba

Phalaenopsis sumatrana var. paucivittata

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

Hybrid Name	Pod	Pollen	Registered by	Year
African Sunset	violacea	zebrina	M.J.Boden	2016
Ambotrana	sumatrana	amboinensis	Fredk. L. Thornton	1965
David Ai	gigantea	sumatrana	Irene Dobkin	1977
Double Eagle	corningiana	sumatrana	Irene Dobkin	1974
Elizabeth Todd	sumatrana	lueddemanniana	Fort Caroline Orchids Inc. (Dr Henry M Wallbrunn)	1970
Equitrana	equestris	sumatrana	Fredk. L. Thornton	1967
Fimbritrana	sumatrana	fimbriata	Dr Henry M Wallbrunn	1970
Flores Summer	floresensis	sumatrana	Hou Tse Liu	2005
Gersenii	violacea	sumatrana	Hybride naturel	1917
Gerserana	sanderiana	sumatrana	Marcel Lecoufle	1981
Hargianto	mannii	sumatrana	Atmo Kolopaking	1986
James Burton	mariae	sumatrana	MAJ Orchids	1977
Kathy Kornahrens	sumatrana	fasciata	Fort Caroline Orchids Inc. (Dr Henry M Wallbrunn)	1973
LOC Magic Zebra	mentawaiensis	sumatrana	Louisiana Orch.	2016
Maria Dream	schilleriana	sumatrana	Luc Vincent	2001
Modestrana	modesta	sumatrana	J. R. Gairns	2001
Oberhausen Smart	sumatrana	venosa	Orchideenkulturen Elisabeth Bau	1988
Philiana Belle	philippinensis	sumatrana	Karine Herve	2016
Purbo Sejati	sumatrana	fuscata	Ayub S Parnata	1983
Purple Sum	sumatrana	pulcherrima	Luc Vincent	2004
Sabina and Gabriel	sumatrana	pulchra	I.Perosini	2012
Singuliflora	bellina	sumatrana	Hybride Naturel	1932
Siu-Fang Lin	javanica	sumatrana	Atmo Kolopaking	1981
Stern Von Martell	lindenii	sumatrana	Martell Orchids	1984
Sulaceous	violacea	sumatrana	Fort Caroline Orchids Inc (Dr Henry M Wallbrunn)	1975
Sumabilis	amabilis	sumatrana	F C Atherton	1938
Sumascript	sumatrana	inscriptiosinensis	Helmut Demel	2012
Sumaspice	tetraspis	sumatrana	Alain Brochart (K. Klinge)	2003
Sumatranosp	speciosa	sumatrana	Masao Kobayashi	1995
Sumitz	sumatrana	micholitzii	Dr Henry M Wallbrunn	1973
Susanti	sumatrana	stuartiana	Atmo Kolopaking	1975
Tiger Cub	cornu-cervi	sumatrana	Dr Henry M Wallbrunn	1972

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