Species of the section Parishianae

It’s difficult until impossible differing the species of that certain section referred only to their habit. Normally you only get correct information when casting an eye upon the bloom. An exception is Phal. appendiculata. You may find any hints in specialized literatures that distinctions are obviously set in the shape of the roots (circle-round or plane). But to my mind it seems impossible coming to a final decision only because of that.


appendiculataappendiculata  gibbosagibbosa  lobbii lobbii  parishiiparishii

Please click on the name of spec do you wish more informations about.


Phalaenopsis appendiculata

Synonyme: Polychilos appendiculata


From that point of view of the 4 species this is the most seldom one. It especially differs in the stalked leaves which are 7 cm long and about 3.5 cm wide, greenish without any spots. The leave’s stalk is about 5 mm. The singular white-violet buds develop from a longish thickness on an extremely short inflorescence. The single blooms are scarcely larger than 15 mm in diameter. The lip is striking triangular.


     lip of Phal. appendiculata lip of appendiculata (draw) drawing done by H. R. SWEET


habit and bloom-development


appendiculata by Hou Tse Liu appendiculata by Th. Stute appendiculata by Th. Stute
Photo: Hou Tse Liu Photo: Th. Stute Photo: Th. Stute
appendiculata by Th. Stute appendiculata by Th. Stute appendiculata by K. Avant
Photo: Th. Stute Photo: Th. Stute Photo: K. Avant
Photo: Micael Liu


Variations:

Phal. appendiculata f. alba

appendiculata f. alba by Micael Liu appendiculata f. alba by Micael Liu appendiculata f. alba by Micael Liu
Photo: Micael Liu Photo: Micael Liu Photo: Micael Liu


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Phalaenopsis gibbosa

Synonyme: Polychilos gibbosa


This species owns the most enlarged inflorescence referred to the 4 species. They reach up to 15 cm and carry several blooms (until 10) Their leaves´ size can be compared with those of the other species. They are longish-oval until elliptic, approximately 12 cm long, 4,5 cm wide and uniform greenish. The blooms are creamy-white and only show 15 mm in diameter. The lip is trilobed and it shows on its middle-lob 2 conspicuous yellow areas. The lateral lobs are bended up and carry yellow-brownish spots. The column shows some spots in the same colour.

             lip of Phal. gibbosa lip of gibbosa (draw) drawing done by H. R. SWEET


gibbosa by Hou Tse Liu gibbosa by A. Brochart gibbosa by W. Apel
Photo: Hou Tse Liu Photo: A. Brochart Photo: W. Apel
gibbosa by W. Apel gibbosa by W. Apel gibbosa by E. Kerschbaum
Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel Photo:  E. Kerschbaum
gibbosa by W. Apel gibbosa by W. Apel gibbosa by E. Kerschbaum
Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel Photo:  E. Kerschbaum


side-face of gibbosa



Variations:

Here’s an interesting variation in colour of a Phal. gibbosa, owner H.Hermann

Phal. gibbosa f. flava

gibbosa f. flava by H.Hermanngibbosa f. flava by H.Hermann



Phal. gibbosa f. alba/albilabia (?)

gibbosa f. alba by W. Apel gibbosa f. alba by W. Apel
Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel

And a mixture between both variations above

Phal. gibbosa cf. alba

gibbosa cf. alba by M. Günther gibbosa cf. alba by M. Günther gibbosa cf. alba by M. Günther
Photo: M. Günther Photo: M. Günther Photo: M. Günther


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Phalaenopsis lobbii

Synonyme: Polychilos lobbii, Phalaenopsis listeri

Phal. lobbii shows longish-ovoid until elliptic leaves 13 cm long and 5 cm wide. Green coloured without any spots. The inflorescences till 13 cm long mostly carry 4 to 8 blooms. These are 2 cm in diameter with creamy-white sepals and petals. The lip is trilobed. The lateral lobs are bended up, yellowish in their basic-colour with brown dots. The middle-lob is formed in a semicircle, free and fairly swollen plate with an irregular tenderly-toothed edge, creamy-white with two broad, vertical, brown stripes.

               lip of Phal. lobbii lip of lobbii (draw) drawing done by H. R. SWEET


lobbii by W. Wieser lobbii by A. Brochart lobbii by A. Brochart
Photo: W. Wieser Photo: A. Brochart Photo: A. Brochart
lobbii by Th. Stute lobbii by L. Keim lobbii by W. Apel
Photo: Th. Stute Photo: L. Keim Photo: W. Apel
lobbii by W. Apel lobbii by W. Apel lobbii by W. Apel
Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel
lobbii by W. Apel lobbii by M. Liu lobbii by M. LIu
Photo: W. Apel Photo: Micael Liu Photo: Micael Liu
lobbii by W. Apel lobbii by W. Apel
Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel


side-face of lobbii



Variations:

Phal. lobbii f. flava

This variation shows a yellow middle-lob, not like the typical lobbii´s creamy-white one. The species-typical plants which do occur with yellow tips but having a creamy-white centre are belonging to that certain variation, too. The vertical running brown stripes are existing.

lobbii f. flava by W. Apel lobbii f. flava by A. Brochart lobbii f. flava by A. Brochart
Photo: W. Apel Photo: A. Brochart Photo: A. Brochart
lobbii f. flava by F. Volk lobbii f. flava by F. Volk lobbiif. flava by Th. Stute
Photo: F. Volk Photo: F. Volk Photo: Th. Stute
lobbii f. flava by Th. Stute lobbii f. flava by W. Apel lobbii f. flava by W. Apel
Photo: Th. Stute Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel
lobbii f. flava by R. Mummel lobbii f. flava by L. Keim lobbii f. flava by M. LIu
Photo: R. Mummel Photo: L. Keim Photo: Micael Liu
lobbii f. flava by I. Pape lobbii f. flava by W. Apel lobbii f. flava by M. Liu
Photo: I. Pape Photo: W. Apel Photo: Micael Liu


Phal. lobbii f. flavilabia

The central lob doesn’t show any vertical brown stripes but yellowish areas on both sides. This variation was called var. flava in former days but was renamed in flavilabia in E.A. Christenson´s Monographie 2001. The term “flavilabia” was called after a description done by N.Trudel who baptized a uniform yellow Phal. lobbii to that certain name. E.A.Christenson consecutively referred to that new term when describing that variation out from a picture.

lobbii f. flavilabia by N. Trudel lobbii f. flavilabia by O. Gruss lobbii f. flavilabia by I. Pape
Photo: N. Trudel Photo: O. Gruss Photo: I. Pape
lobbii f. flavilabia by G. Keuntje lobbii f. flavilabia by G. Keuntje lobbii f. flavilabia by G. Keuntje
Photo: G. Keuntje Photo: G. Keuntje Photo: G. Keuntje
lobbii f. flavilabia by W. Apel lobbii f. flavilabia by W. Apel
Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel


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Phalaenopsis parishii

Synonyme: Grafia parishii, Polychilos parishii, Aerides decumbens

The longish-ovoid, green and unspotted leaves of this species come up to 12 cm in their length and 5 cm in width. The inflorescences may achieve more than 10 cm with a numerous number of tiny blooms until 2 cm in diameter. They are white, as usual trilobed, with a soft until strong violet-coloured middle-lob. The lateral lobs are bended up showing yellow-brown dots. Remarkable the plainly-fringed plate upon the middle-lob and the 4 larger fringes.

                          lip of Phal. parishii lip of parishii (draw)from Saunders Refugium Botanicum 2,
table 85 (1870)


parishii by E. Kerschbaum parishii by W. Apel parishii by A. Brochart
Photo:  E. Kerschbaum Photo: W. Apel Photo: A. Brochart
parishii by Th. Stute parishii by Th. Stute parishii by Th. Stute
Photo: Th. Stute Photo: Th. Stute Photo: Th. Stute
parishii by Ernst R. parishii by I. Pape parishii by E. Kerschbaum
Photo: Ernst R. Photo: I. Pape Photo:  E. Kerschbaum
parishii by E. Kerschbaum parishii by W. Apel parishii by W. Apel
Photo:  E. Kerschbaum Photo: W. Apel Photo: W. Apel
parishii by W. Apel parishii by M. Liu parishii by W. Apel
Photo: W. Apel Photo: Micael Liu Photo: W. Apel
parishii by W. Apel
Photo: W. Apel




side-face of parishii



Variations:

no variation is known until now


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