Biology:Hygrochilus

Short description: Genus of orchids

Phalaenopsis
Hygrochilus parishii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Tribe:	Vandeae
Subtribe:	Aeridinae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis J.M.H.Shaw, Orchid Rev. 123(1309, Suppl.): 23 (2015).
Species:	Phal. hygrochila '
Binomial name
Phalaenopsis hygrochila (Veitch & Rchb.f.) Pfitzer in H.G.A.Engler & K.A.E.Prantl
Synonyms
Vanda parishii Veitch & Rchb.f. Vandopsis parishii (Veitch & Rchb.f.) Schltr Stauropsis parishii (Veitch & Rchb.f.) Rolfe Vanda parishii var. marriottiana Rchb.f. Vanda parishii var. purpurea N.E.Br. Stauropsis marriottiana (Rchb.f.) Rolfe Hygrochilus parishii var. marriottianus (Rchb.f.) Pradhan Hygrochilus parishii Hygrochilus parishii var. purpureus (N.E.Br.) Pradhan Hygrochilus marriottiana (Rchb.f.) Christenson

Phalaenopsis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Phalaenopsis hygrochila, is native to Assam, Yunnan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

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