List of Phalaenopsis species

The following is a list of Phalaenopsis species accepted by Plants of the World Online at February 2022:

Newly described species

Several new species have been described recently and are listed as accepted species in the database of Kew, Plants of the World Online.

• Phalaenopsis arunachalensis K.Gogoi & Rinya (2020)
• Phalaenopsis putaoensis X.H.Jin & H.A.Mung (2021)
• Phalaenopsis yarlungzangboensis (2022) (first suggested name for Phalaenopsis medogensis)
• Phalaenopsis medogensis X.H. Jin & C.B. Ma (2022)

Intergeneric hybrids

The following is a list of intergeneric hybrids recognised by the Royal Horticultural Society that includes species of Phalaenopsis as ancestors, as at February 2022:

• × Aeridopsis (Aerides × Phalaenopsis)
• × Arachnopsis (Arachnis × Phalaenopsis)
• × Cleisonopsis (Cleisocentron × Phalaenopsis)
• × Diplonopsis (Diploprora × Phalaenopsis)
• × Edeara (Arachnis × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera × Vandopsis)
• × Ernestara (Phalaenopsis × Renanthera × Vandopsis)
• × Eurynopsis (Eurychone × Phalaenopsis)
• × Laycockara (Arachnis × Phalaenopsis × Vandopsis)
• × Luinopsis (Luisia × Phalaenopsis)
• × Lutherara (Phalaenopsis × Renanthera × Rhynchostylis )
• × Macekara (Arachnis × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera × Vanda × Vandopsis)
• × Moirara (Phalaenopsis × Renanthera × Vanda)
• × Parnataara (Aerides × Arachnis × Phalaenopsis)
• × Phalaerianda (Aerides × Phalaenopsis × Vanda)
• × Phalandopsis (Phalaenopsis × Vandopsis)
• × Phalphalaenopsis (Phalaenopsis × Paraphalaenopsis)
• × Renanthopsis (Phalaenopsis × Renanthera )
• × Rhynchonopsis (Phalaenopsis × Rhynchostylis)
• × Sappanara (Arachnis × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera)
• × Sarconopsis (Phalaenopsis × Sarcochilus)
• × Trevorara (Arachnis × Phalaenopsis × Vanda)
• × Trichonopsis (Phalaenopsis × Trichoglottis)
• × Uptonara (Phalaenopsis × Rhynchostylis × Sarcochilus)
• × Vandaenopsis (Phalaenopsis × Vanda)
• × Yapara (Phalaenopsis × Rhynchostylis × Vanda)
• × Yeepengara (Aerides × Phalaenopsis × Rhynchostylis × Vanda)

The following artificial hybrids are listed at Plants of the World Online, although many of the parent genera are now synonyms of other genera, including Vanda, Renanthera and Phalaenopsis:

• × Asconopsis (Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis)
• × Beardara (Ascocentrum × Doritis × Phalaenopsis)
• × Bogardara (Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Vanda × Vandopsis)
• × Bokchoonara (Arachnis × Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Vanda)
• × Devereuxara (Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Vanda)
• × Doriellaopsis (Doritis × Kingiella × Phalaenopsis)
• × Doritaenopsis (Doritis × Phalaenopsis)
• × Dresslerara (Ascoglossum × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera )
• × Hagerara (Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Vanda)
• × Hausermannara (Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Vandopsis)
• × Himoriara (Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Rhynchostylis × Vanda)
• × Isaoara (Aerangis × Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Vanda)
• × Lichtara (Doritis × Gastrochilus × Phalaenopsis)
• × Meechaiara (Ascocentrum × Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Rhynchostylis × Vanda)
• × Nakagawaara (Aerides × Doritis × Phalaenopsis)
• × Owensara (Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera)
• × Paulara (Ascocentrum × Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera × Vanda)
• × Pepeara (Ascocentrum × Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera)
• × Phaliella (Kingiella × Phalaenopsis)
• × Pooleara (Ascocentrum × Ascoglossum × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera)
• × Richardmizutaara (Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Vandopsis)
• × Rhyndoropsis (Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Rhynchostylis)
• × Roseara (Doritis × Kingiella × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera)
• × Sidranara (Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera)
• × Sladeara (Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Sarcochilus)
• × Stamariaara (Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Renanthera × Vanda)
• × Sutingara (Arachnis × Ascocentrum × Phalaenopsis × Vanda × Vandopsis)
• × Trautara (Doritis × Luisia × Phalaenopsis)
• ×Vandewegheara (Ascocentrum × Doritis × Phalaenopsis × Vanda)

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