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Phalaenopsis mannii is an species in the genus Phalaenopsis.
Description
Plant flowers in the spring with up to seventy 4 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
This species was first discovered in Sikkim by Gustav Mann in May of 1868. The species was then dried and sent to Reichenbach who described it in 1871.
Distribution
Plants growing on trees near water in valleys and evergreen forest of Indian Himalayas, Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, Myanamar, southern China and Vietnam at elevations of 500 to 1500 meters
Culture
Grow in warm conditions. Pot in medium fir bark and keep in partial shade. Water about once a week. Keep plant fairly moist but not wet. With hold watering in the winter. Plant can be grown mounted
Varieties
| Image | Name | Description |
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Phalaenopsis mannii var. flava | Flower has green patch petals and sepals, and a white lip |
Naming
Common Names: Mann's Phalaenopsis
Synonyms
- Phalaenopsis boxalli Rchb.f 1883; Polychilos mannii (Rchb. f.) Shim 1982
References
- Sweet, Herman R.. The Genus Phalaenopsis. The Orchid Digest, 1980.
