Phalaenopsis stuartiana

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Description

This medium sized orchid is named for a Mr. Stuart Low, who funded many orchid expeditions in the 1800s.

Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)

January to May; peaks in March

Provenance

From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin

Accession Number

2020-0102A

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Life Form

Epiphytic

Bloom Characteristics

Arching inflorescence is up to 3' (90 cm) long with up to 100 white flowers that have small brown spots in their centers. Flowers are 2-3.5" (5-9 cm) across.

Foliage Characteristics

Mottled

Fragrance

Faint

Range

Philippines

Habitat

Warm humid forests; 0-985ft (0-300m)

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Common Name

Stuart's Phalaenopsis

Group

[vascular plants]

Class

Equisetopsida

Subclass

Magnoliidae

Superorder

Lilianae

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Subfamily

Epidendroideae

Genus

Phalaenopsis

Subgenus

subgen. Phalaenopsis sect. Phalaenopsis

Species

stuartiana

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