Phalaenopsis wilsonii Rolfe

Publication: Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew, 65. 1909.


Section: aphyllae


Distribution: China, Tibet.


Etymology: From Ernest, Henry Wilson, an English botanist who collected plants in Asia, including this Phalaenopsis.


Synonyms: Polychilos wilsonii (Shim & Fowlie) Shim ex Fowlie, Malayan Nat. Journ. 36(1):27. 1982.

Doritis wilsonii (Rolfe) T.Yukawa & K.Kita, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 56: 157 (2005).

Kingidium wilsonii (Rolfe) O.Gruss & Roellke, Orchidee (Hamburg) 47: 149 (1996).

Phalaenopsis minor F.Y.Liu, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 10: 119 (1988).

Phalaenopsis chuxiongensis F.Y.Liu, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 18: 411 (1996).


Varieties: Phalaenopsis wilsonii Rolfe f. azurea Z.J. Liu & Z.Z.Ru, Orchidee. 57(3):318 2006.


Flowering: Spring.



Photos of Phalaenopsis wilsonii in culture:
Alain Brochart
Hou Tse Liu
Libor Jankovsky
Libor Jankovsky
Hou Tse Liu
Simon Liu
Gianantonio Torelli
Gianantonio Torelli
Gianantonio Torelli
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Umberto Paris
Kinmatsu Lin
Kinmatsu Lin
Patrick Mannens
Peter Wieczorek
Peter Wieczorek
Peter Wieczorek
Micael Liu
Micael Liu
Wolfgang Apel
Alain Brochart
Alain Brochart
Sian Lim
Sian Lim
Lanfu Wang
Lanfu Wang
Peter Zerche
Martin Günther
Peter Wieczorek
Martin Günther
Alain Brochart
Marco Schiavone
Heike
Heike
Helmut Demel
Helmut Demel
Helmut Demel
Olaf & Sylvia Tönne
Olaf & Sylvia Tönne
Mai Nguyen
Drew Goddard
Dr. Robert-Jan Quene / Orchids Limited
Dr. Robert-Jan Quene / Orchids Limited
Karine Hervé
Alba.Men
Jürgen Klotz
Peter Zerche






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Hou Tse Liu
Peter Wieczorek
Heike
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Alba.Men
Alba.Men


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Botanical or horticultural varieties:
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Phalaenopsis wilsoniii f. azurea

Primary hybrids: You can view Phalaenopsis wilsonii primary hybrids by species from the graphic page or via the following alphabetical listing.
Hybrid Name Pod Pollen Registered by Year
Beatrice Dream viridis wilsonii Luc Vincent 2007
Bimantoro wilsonii fimbriata Atmo Kolopaking 1979
Chow Gui Liang philippinensis wilsonii Austin Chow 2001
Christine Dream stuartiana wilsonii Luc Vincent 1996
Equiwilson equestris wilsonii Masao Kobayashi 1996
Factory's First wilsonii chibae W.Schachtsiek (Orchid Factory) 2015
Factory's Wilbrace wilsonii honghenensis W.Schachtsiek 2015
Franziska Dream schilleriana wilsonii Luc Vincent 2001
Isabelle Dream mannii wilsonii Luc Vincent 1999
Kathy Dream wilsonii javanica Luc Vincent 1997
Little Tenderness wilsonii thailandica Luc Vincent 2003
Maria-Theresia Berod amabilis wilsonii Luc Vincent 1994
Martha Criblez venosa wilsonii Luc Vincent 2011
Millie's Grape Spice wilsonii violacea Alan Pickrel 2010
Petite Odette lobbii wilsonii Luc Vincent 2008
Rosa Dream floresensis wilsonii Luc Vincent 2010
Tetrawilson tetraspis wilsonii Masao Kobayashi 1996
Tsiae wilsonii honghenensis A. Hashimoto 2003
Wilscelebe wilsonii celebensis Luc Vincent 2014
Yoko aphrodite wilsonii Orchids Ltd (R-J. Quene) 2014
Yverdon les Bains amboinensis wilsonii Luc Vincent 2009
Not registered pulcherrima wilsonii

Not registered wilsonii bastianii


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