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Orchid Species: Phalaenopsis bellina

(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)

Phalaenopsis bellina is an orchid species identified by (Rchb.f.) Christenson in 1995.
Genus
Phalaenopsis (Phal.)
Grex
bellina
(name currently accepted by Kew)
Parents
Species
Author
(Rchb.f.) Christenson
Year
1995
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ORIGIN: From Borneo in shady, humid, lowland and swampy riverine forests low down on trees often near or on branches overhanging stream banks at elevations of sea-level to 200 meters.

DESCRIPTION: This species is a small sized, hot growing, pendant growing epiphyte with an erect to ascending, short stem completely enveloped by persistant leaf-bearing sheaths and carrying pendulous, broad, rounded, light green leaves that blooms in the summer and fall on a suberect or arcuate, 2 3/4 [7 cm] long, racemose or paniculate, few flowered inflorescence with a flattened, fractiflex rachis and small ovate bracts and has only 2 to 3, highly fragrant flowers open at a time. The inflorescence on older plants can rebloom year after year so do not cut off green viable inflorescence.

FLOWER SIZE: 2 inches [5 cm] -- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
Most awarded/recent cultivars: Phal. bellina 'Cindy' (3 awards from 2011 to 2015) Phal. bellina 'Anja' (3 awards from 2011 to 2015) Phal. bellina 'Chen' (3 awards from 2005 to 2014) Phal. violacea var. murtoniana 'Leprechaun' (3 awards from 1977 to 1991) Phal. bellina 'Gig' (2 awards from 2010 to 2016) Phal. bellina 'Crystelle' (2 awards from 2014 to 2015) Phal. bellina 'Weihe' (2 awards in 2012) Phal. bellina 'Vroni' (2 awards from 2010 to 2012) Phal. bellina 'Akka' (2 awards in 2011) Phal. bellina 'SP New Year' (2 awards in 2009) Phal. bellina 'SP May' (2 awards in 2006) Phal. bellina 'Blue Ridge' (2019) Phal. bellina 'Asheville' (2019) Phal. bellina 'Marley' (2019) Phal. bellina 'Apollo' (2018) Phal. bellina 'Eros' (2018) Phal. bellina 'Prometheus' (2018) Phal. bellina 'Zeus' (2018) Phal. bellina 'Star' (2018) Phal. bellina f. alba 'Astor' (2018)
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Phalaenopsis bellina by Lou Lodyga. Anyone who has been growing orchids for years will know this species by its former name, Phalanopsis violacea v. Borneo. It was given full species status by Eric Christensen in 1995 and renamed bel... 0
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