Genus:
Phalaenopsis Life
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> Family: Orchidaceae
Five species cultivated.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Phalaenopsis amabilis
Native from Indonesia to Australia. |
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Phalaenopsis cornu-cervi
Native to south-east Asia. |
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Phalaenopsis mannii
Native from India to Vietnam. |
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Phalaenopsis parishii
Native to India. |
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Phalaenopsis schilleriana
Native to the Philippines. |
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