Phalaenopsis equestris

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species: Phalaenopsis equestris
Name

Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f., Linnaea 22: 864 (1850)
Synonymy

Basionym
Stauroglottis equestris Schauer, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 432 (1843)
Heterotypic
Phalaenopsis rosea Lindl., Gard. Chron. 1848: 671 (1848)
Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucaspis Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 15: 688 (1881)
Phalaenopsis rosea var. deliciosa Burb., Garden (London 1871-1927) 22: 119 (1882)
Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucotanthe Rchb.f. ex God.-Leb., Orchidophile 3: 490 (1883)
Phalaenopsis rosea var. leucaspis Rolfe, Gard. Chron., n.s., 26: 276 (1886)
Phalaenopsis rosea var. aurantiaca Gower, Garden (London 1871-1927) 41: 216 (1892)
Phalaenopsis riteiwanensis Masam., Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 24: 213 (1934)
Phalaenopsis equestris var. alba H.R.Sweet, Orchids (West Palm Beach) 38: 334 (1969)
Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea Valmayor & D.Tiu Philipp. Orchid Rev. A-V(3): 18 (1983)
Phalaenopsis equestris f. alba (H.R.Sweet) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 244 (2001)
Phalaenopsis equestris f. aurea Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 245 (2001)
Phalaenopsis equestris f. cyanochila O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 749 (2001)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
References
Primary references

Reichenbach, H.G. 1850. Linnaea 22: 864.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis equestris. Accessed: 2022 Mar 18.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis equestris in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 18. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis equestris in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 18. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Phalaenopsis equestris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 18. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Phalaenopsis equestris. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Phalaenopsis equestris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2022.

Vernacular names

русский: Фаленопсис наездник
українська: Фаленопсис наїзник
中文: 粉紅蝴蝶蘭, 小蘭嶼蝴蝶蘭
中文（简体）: 小兰屿蝴蝶兰

Phalaenopsis equestris is a flowering plant of the orchid genus Phalaenopsis and native to Philippines and Taiwan. The inflorescence has 10 to 20 flowers of about 25 mm (1 in) diameter.[1]

Phaleonopsis equestris plays an important role in the development of novelty species and it is frequently used to cross with other hybrids. It has become an important commodity in the international floral trade.

This species is highly variable in morphology as well in the color of its flowers. The following forms occur :[2]

Phalaenopsis equestris var. alba — a pure white form; lacking yellow pigments on the callus.
Phalaenopsis equestris var. aurea — white flowers with a solid yellow lip.
Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea— flowers with even red petals and sepals; color of the mid-lobe of the lip varies from deep red to light red.
Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucaspis — small flowers with white edges on pink petals and sepals; mid-lobe of the lip is purple or orange in color with white or yellow callus.

The different colors on the lip are obtained through a different expression of both anthocyanins and carotenoids.[3]

References

"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p. 658-659. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
Ching-Yan Tang† and Wen-Huei Chen, "Breeding an development of new varietiesd in Phalaenopsis" Orchid biotechnology. World Scientific, Singapore, 2007
Fu YM, Chen WH, Tsai WT, et al. (1996). "Studies on floral color heredity of Phalaenopsis equestris". Report of the Taiwan Sugar Research Institute. 152: 35–49.