Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana

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Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana, illustration

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana , illustration

Systematics
Family : Orchids (orchidaceae)
Subfamily : Epidendroideae
Tribe : Vandeae
Sub tribus : Aeridinae
Genre : Phalaenopsis
Type : Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana
Scientific name
Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana
Rchb. f.

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana is a kind from the family of orchids (Orchidaceae). Her name is dedicated to the orchid lover Lueddemann, a friend of Reichenbach's . In 1865 Lueddemann was the first European to bring a Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana to flower.

description

Vegetative characteristics

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana grows monopodially , mainly as an epiphyte . Often form Kindel on the mother plant. The leathery leaves are about 30 cm long and 9 cm wide and elliptical.

Generative characteristics

The inflorescences are about 40 cm long and branch out quite often. The waxy flowers have white to ocher-colored bracts , which are covered with purple to magenta spots. After pollination, the petals recede and turn green ( flower metamorphosis ).

distribution

Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana is common in the Philippines.

Systematics and botanical history

The first specimen of this species was brought to Europe from Low. The first specimens were thought to be Phalaenopsis equestris and were simply thrown away. When the error was noticed, Reichenbach described this new species in the Botanische Zeitung in 1865.

Are described as forms Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana f. ochracea and Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana f. delicata in the Orchid Atlas by Manfred Wolff and Olaf Gruss 2001. The same forms were described as varieties in the Gardener's Chronicle by Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach in 1865 . They are considered synonyms of Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana by the botanists of the Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew) , London .

Furthermore were Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. Hieroglyphica to 1969, Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. Pulchra or Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. Purpurea to 1968 and in the meantime Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. Pallens as varieties of lueddemanniana described, now the former varieties form the species Phalaenopsis hieroglyphica , Phalaenopsis pulchra and Phalaenopsis pallens .

literature

  • O. Gruss, M. Wolff: Phalaenopsis. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, 1995, ISBN 3-8001-6551-1 .
  • O. Gruss, M. Wolff: Orchid Atlas. Verlag Eugen Ulmer, 2001, ISBN 3-8001-3870-0 .
  • Eric A. Christenson: Phalaenopsis - A Monograph. , Timber Press Inc., Portland (Oregon) 2001, ISBN 0-88192-494-6 .

Web links

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