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Moth Orchid

Flowering Plants

Phalaenopsis, commonly known as the moth orchids, is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the orchid family, native to Asia, New Guinea and Australia but occurring mostly in Indonesia and the Philippines. Species in the genus are monopodial epiphytes or lithophytes with long, coarse roots, short leafy stems and long-lasting, flat flowers borne on a flowering stem that often branches near its end.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Long-lasting, flat, often fragrant flowers on erect to hanging racemes or panicles, with free, widely spreading sepals and petals 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix II 3
Scientific Name
Phalaenopsis 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Orchidaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Moth Orchid
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Found In

Asia

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Australia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Indonesia

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Philippines

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Phalaenopsis - Wikipedia
  • Introduction
    Phalaenopsis (), also known as moth orchids, is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae.
  • Description section
    A few to many, small to large, long-lasting, flat, often fragrant flowers are arranged on erect to hanging racemes or panicles.
  • epiphytes/lithophytes native to Asia/New Guinea/Australia
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 295285
    Phalaenopsis (), also known as moth orchids, is a genus of about seventy species of plants in the family Orchidaceae.
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2. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ133897, descriptionView the Source
3. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Phalaenopsis
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12827
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12827
"rank":"GENUS","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2025-06-04T13:13:03.265Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"
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Wikidata: Moth Orchid
  • Wikidata Q133897, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Orchidaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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