Phalaenopsis lobbii

Phalaenopsis lobbii
Phalaenopsis lobbii
Illustration of Phalaenopsis lobbii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Species: P. lobbii
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis lobbii
(Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet
Synonyms
  • Phalaenopsis parishii var. lobbii Rchb.f. (basionym)
  • Phalaenopsis decumbens var. lobbii (Rchb.f.) P.F.Hunt
  • Polychilos lobbii (Rchb.f.) Shim
  • Phalaenopsis lobbii f. flavilabia Christenson
  • Phalaenopsis parishii f. flava O.Gruss & Roellke ex Christenson
  • Doritis lobbii (Rchb.f.) T.Yukawa & K.Kita
  • Doritis lobbii f. flava (O.Gruss & Roellke ex Christenson) T.Yukawa & K.Kita
  • Doritis lobbii f. flavilabia (Christenson) T.Yukawa & K.Kita
  • Phalaenopsis lobbii var. vietnamensis O.Gruss & Roeth

Phalaenopsis lobbii is a species of orchid found from the eastern Himalaya to Indochina.It is named in honour of Cornish plant hunter Thomas Lobb.