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Phalaenopsis amabilis

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Ethnobotanical Use
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Internal ID UUID643fe6c419e53527641441
Scientific name Phalaenopsis amabilis
Authority (L.) Blume
First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. : 294 (1825)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Synadena amabilis Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 9 (1838)
Phalaenopsis amabilis var. fournieri Cogn. Chron. Orchid. 1: 166. 1898
Phalaenopsis grandiflora var. gracillima Burb. Garden (London, 1871-1927) 22: 119. 1882
Phalaenopsis amabilis var. rimestadiana L.Linden Lindenia 16: 35. 1901
Phalaenopsis amabilis var. grandiflora (Lindl.) Bateman Second Cent. Orchid. Pl. t. 114. 1867
Phalaenopsis aphrodite var. gloriosa (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 25. 1891
Phalaenopsis grandiflora var. borneensis Corning Cat. Orchid. 29. 1881
Phalaenopsis grandiflora var. fuscata (Rchb.f.) Burb. Garden (London, 1871-1927) 22: 118. 1882
Phalaenopsis rimestadiana (L.Linden) Rolfe Orchid Rev. 13: 260. 1905 (1905)
Cymbidium amabile Roxb. Fl. Ind. ed. 1832 , 3: 457 (1832)
Epidendrum amabile L. Sp. Pl. : 953 (1753)
Phalaenopsis grandiflora var. aurea auct. Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 4: 135 1864
Phalaenopsis amabilis var. rimestadiana-alba auct. Orchis 1: 27 1906
Phalaenopsis elisabethae auct. Rev. Hort. n.s., 20: 534 1927

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Language Common/alternative name
English moth orchid
English moon orchid
Spanish orquídea luna
Spanish angraecum album majus
Azerbaijani ay orxideyası
Azerbaijani ay səhləbi
ban anggrék bulan
Czech můrovec vznešený
Persian ارکیده ماه
Persian ارکیدهٔ ماه
Persian فالانوپسیس آمابیلیس
Finnish valkoperhoskämmekkä
French angraecum album majus
Indonesian puspa pesona
Indonesian anggrek bulan
jv anggrèk bulan
jv anggrek bulan
jv anggrèk wulan
mad anggrè' bulân
Malay anggerik bulan
Malay bunga lau
Malay lau
Dutch maanorchidee
Russian Фаленопсис приятный
Russian Фаленопсис прелестный
su anggrék bulan
Ukrainian Фаленопсис приятный
Ukrainian Фаленопсис приємний
Chinese 南洋白花蝴蝶兰
Chinese 白花蝴蝶蘭
Chinese 美丽蝴蝶兰
Chinese 蝴蝶蘭
Chinese 南洋白花蝴蝶蘭
Chinese 蝴蝶兰

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Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis Unknown
Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. moluccana (Schltr.) Christenson Phalaenopsis: a monograph : 189 (2001)
Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. rosenstromii (F.M.Bailey) Christenson Phalaenopsis: a monograph : 190 (2001)

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  • Asia-tropical
    • Malesia
      • Borneo
      • Jawa
      • Lesser Sunda Islands
      • Maluku
      • Philippines
      • Sulawesi
      • Sumatera
    • Papuasia
      • Bismarck Archipelago
      • New Guinea

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000268138
Tropicos 23526550
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:650501-1
The Plant List kew-151132
Open Tree Of Life 406191
NCBI Taxonomy 148545
IPNI 650501-1
iNaturalist 344883
GBIF 5311007
Freebase /m/03cv61z
EPPO PQAAM
EOL 1135586
USDA GRIN 427262
Wikipedia Phalaenopsis_amabilis

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Scientific Literature Top

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Metabolome and transcriptome integration reveals insights into petals coloration mechanism of three species in Sect. Chrysantha chang Yan Y, Wang Y, Wen Y, Huang Y, Zhang M, Huang J, Li X, Wang C, Xu D PeerJ 19-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11034495
doi:10.7717/peerj.17275
PMID:38650646
Optimizing nutrient solution for vegetative growth of Dendrobium Tubtim Siam and Phalaenopsis Taisuco Swan through plant tissue nutrient balance estimation Costa MG, Mantovani C, de Mello Prado R BMC Plant Biol 13-Apr-2024
PMCID:PMC11015735
doi:10.1186/s12870-024-04931-x
PMID:38609857
Flower development and a functional analysis of related genes in Impatiens uliginosa He H, Chen X, Wang T, Zhang X, Liu Z, Qu S, Gu Z, Huang M, Huang H Front Plant Sci 25-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10999631
doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1370949
PMID:38590746
Retrospective survey of Dickeya fangzhongdai using a novel validated real-time PCR assay Alič Š, Bačnik K, Dreo T Front Microbiol 13-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10896844
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1249955
PMID:38414710
Hormonal Regulation and Transcriptomic Insights into Flower Development in Hydrangea paniculata ‘Vanilla Strawberry’ Xue C, Wen Y, Sheng S, Gao Y, Zhang Y, Chen T, Peng J, Cao S Plants (Basel) 08-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC10893276
doi:10.3390/plants13040486
PMID:38498457
Destructive Phytophthora on orchids: current knowledge and future perspectives Bag TK, Dutta P, Hubballi M, Kaur R, Mahanta M, Chakraborty A, Das G, Kataky M, Waghunde R Front Microbiol 05-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10810131
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1139811
PMID:38274767
Identification of HpMYB1 inducing anthocyanin accumulation in Hippeastrum Hybridum tepals by RNA-seq Li J, Wu K, Li L, Ma G, Fang L, Zeng S BMC Plant Biol 28-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10683291
doi:10.1186/s12870-023-04582-4
PMID:38012575
Genetic Engineering and Genome Editing Advances to Enhance Floral Attributes in Ornamental Plants: An Update Mekapogu M, Song HY, Lim SH, Jung JA Plants (Basel) 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10707928
doi:10.3390/plants12233983
PMID:38068619
Autoactivation of mycorrhizal symbiosis signaling through gibberellin deactivation in orchid seed germination Miura C, Furui Y, Yamamoto T, Kanno Y, Honjo M, Yamaguchi K, Suetsugu K, Yagame T, Seo M, Shigenobu S, Yamato M, Kaminaka H Plant Physiol 30-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10756758
doi:10.1093/plphys/kiad517
PMID:37776523
Establishment of a triplex TaqMan quantitative real-time PCR assay for simultaneous detection of Cymbidium mosaic virus, Odontoglossum ringspot virus and Cymbidium ringspot virus Sun A, Wang L, Zhang Y, Yang X, Wei Y, Yang D, Li W, Wu X Front Microbiol 19-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10235546
doi:10.3389/fmicb.2023.1129259
PMID:37275143
Genome-wide identification and comparative analyses of key genes involved in C4 photosynthesis in five main gramineous crops Chen L, Yang Y, Zhao Z, Lu S, Lu Q, Cui C, Parry MA, Hu YG Front Plant Sci 13-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10040670
doi:10.3389/fpls.2023.1134170
PMID:36993845
Orchid Micropropagation Using Conventional Semi-Solid and Temporary Immersion Systems: A Review Nongdam P, Beleski DG, Tikendra L, Dey A, Varte V, EL Merzougui S, Pereira VM, Barros PR, Vendrame WA Plants (Basel) 02-Mar-2023
PMCID:PMC10005664
doi:10.3390/plants12051136
PMID:36904000
Characteristics, Roles and Applications of Proteinaceous Elicitors from Pathogens in Plant Immunity Li Z, Liu J, Ma W, Li X Life (Basel) 18-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9960299
doi:10.3390/life13020268
PMID:36836624
In Vitro Polyploidization of Brassolaeliocattleya Hybrid Orchid Vilcherrez-Atoche JA, Silva JC, Clarindo WR, Mondin M, Cardoso JC Plants (Basel) 07-Jan-2023
PMCID:PMC9861230
doi:10.3390/plants12020281
PMID:36678995
Molecular Mechanisms of Plant Regeneration from Differentiated Cells: Approaches from Historical Tissue Culture Systems Morinaka H, Coleman D, Sugimoto K, Iwase A Plant Cell Physiol 22-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC10016324
doi:10.1093/pcp/pcac172
PMID:36546730

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