Phalaenopsis schilleriana

Phalaenopsis schilleriana is an species in the genus Phalaenopsis.

Description

Plant blooms in spring with 3 to 250 flowers. Flowers are fragrant and 8 to 9 cm wide.

This species was first introduced by Consul Schiller at Hamburg, Germany in 1859. He obtained it from Manila in 1858. It was described by Reichenbach in 1860.

Distribution

Plants are found growing on high trees in Luzon and Philippines and its surrounding islands at elevations of 0 to 450 meters

Culture

Grow in intermeidiate to warm temperatures. Pot in medium fir bark and keep in partial shade. Water about once a week. Keep plant fairly moist but not wet.

Naming

Common Names: Schiller's Phalaenopsis

Synonyms

1. Phalaenopsis schilleriana f. immaculata (Rchb.f.) Christenson2001
2. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var compacta nana Hort. 1890
3. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var delicata Dean 1877
4. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var grandiflora van Brero 1935
5. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var. immaculata Rchb.f. 1875
6. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var major J D Hook ex Rolfe 1886
7. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var odorata van Brero 1935
8. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var pallida Val & Tiu 1984
9. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var purpurea O'Brien 1892
10. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var splendens Warn. 1878
11. Phalaenopsis schilleriana var viridi-maculata Ducharte 1862

References

• Sweet, Herman R.. The Genus Phalaenopsis. The Orchid Digest, 1980.