Phalaenopsis sanderiana

Phalaenopsis sanderiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. sanderiana
Binomial name
	Phalaenopsis sanderiana; Rchb.f
Synonyms
	Phalaenopsis alcicornis Rchb.f.; Phalaenopsis amabilis var aphrodite subvar. sanderiana; Phalaenopsis aphrodite var sanderiana; Phalaenopsis amabilis var sanderiana;

Phalaenopsis sanderiana is an orchid in the genus Phalaenopsis that is native to the Philippines. It was named in honour of M. Fredrick Sander.^[1] It is a pendant growing epiphyte with epileptic, rounded tip pendulous leaves. Inflorescence are showy of 15 to 20 on 32 inch long raceme.^[2]

Varieties[edit]

Phalaenopsis sanderiana var. marmorata Rchb.f. Gard. Chron. n.s. 20:812. 1883.
Phalaenopsis sanderiana subvar. alba Veitch Man. Orchid. Pl. 7:35. 1891
Phalaenopsis sanderiana f. alba (Veitch) Christenson. Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 207. 2001