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Phalaenopsis malipoensis

Phalaenopsis malipoensis
Photo: Naoki Takebayashi from Fairbanks, AK, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Safety
Not toxic to cats or dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
China (S. Yunnan) to N. Indo-China
Climate
subtropical

About

Phalaenopsis malipoensis, also known as 麻栗坡蝴蝶兰 (ma li po hu die lan) in Chinese, is a species of orchid native to South-Central China and Vietnam. The specific epithet malipoensis refers to the Chinese locality Malipo, which is a hotspot for biodiversity research in Yunnan Province, China.

Where it grows

In China this plant occurs on trees in sparse forests and forest margins at elevations of 600-1300 m. In Vietnam it has been described to grow in submontane

Other Phalaenopsis plants

Phalaenopsis subg. Hygrochilus · Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus · Moth orchid · Phalaenopsis amboinensis · Phalaenopsis aphrodite · Phalaenopsis appendiculata · Phalaenopsis bastianii · Phalaenopsis bellina · Phalaenopsis boulbetii · Phalaenopsis buyssoniana · Phalaenopsis cacharensis · Phalaenopsis celebensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phalaenopsis malipoensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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