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reviewed the species in 1905 , he considered Phalaenopsis regnieriana to be a form of Phal . esmeralda . But Rolfe reported in 1917 , that Reichenbach ’ s Phalaenopsis esmeralda was the lost Doritis pulcherrima of Lindley and that Phalaenopsis antennifera was just a slight variation of the same species . At the same time , Rolfe established a new genus Kingiella for the other species of “ Doritis ” which had been previously removed from the genus Phalaenopsis . In current accepted classifications , Doritis , Kingidium and Kingiella have all now been reduced to synonymy with Phalaenopsis . The tereteleaved “ Kingiella ” species have been placed in the genus Paraphalaenopsis .
Synonyms Doritis regnieriana ( Rchb . f .) Holttum ., Kew Bull ., 19 : 212 ( 1965 ). Doritis pulcherrima Lindl . var . regnieriana ( Rchb . f .) Aver ., Lindleyana , 22 ( 2 ): 14 ( 2009 ). Phalaenopsis esmeralda var . regnieriana ( Rchb . f .) J . J . Sm ., Bull . Jard . Bot . Buitenzorg , III , 1 : 120 ( 1919 ). Phalaenopsis regnieriana Rchb . f . f . aurea Biais , Falcin . & Lafarge ( nom . inval .) Orchidophile ( Asnières ), 190 : 189 ( 2011 ).
The flowers of Phalaenopsis regnieriana are similar to Phalaenopsis pulcherrima , the difference is the very small midlobe lobules and the clearly bifide callus for Phalaenopsis regnieriana . This species is not known to be used for hybridization . However , the plant called Doritis pulcherrima var . Supaporn has a bifide callus and may be Phalaenopsis regnieriana . This terrestrial plant , often forming clumps , has many , rigid roots laid out in regular patterns around the stem . The leaves are oblong , elliptic , acute , concave , 15 cm x 3 cm The erect inflorescence is 50-60 cm tall . Flower : dorsal sepal elliptic , elliptic-obovate at cuneate base , obtuse or rounded . Lateral sepals decurent , sub-triangular , ovate , obtuse , slightly shorter than the dorsal sepal , but broader . Petals are similar to the dorsal sepal . The labellum is trilobed ; lateral lobes slightly directed towards the front , lanceolate . Midlobe tri-lobulate , small lateral lobules , sub-orbicular , obtuse , rounded . Middle lobule oblong-ovate , obtuse , rounded . The lip callus is bifide ( split ). Plant blooms from summer to fall with up to ten 1.25 to 5 cm wide flowers ( Lagrelle 2012 ).
The species is named in the honor of the French orchidist M . Régnier of Fontenay-sous-Bois , Seine .
Literature Cited
Lagrelle , B . Phalaenopsis regnieriana , Espèces de Phalaenopsis , 17 Oct 2012 , http :// bernard . lagrelle . pagesperso-orange . fr / Regneriana / Phalaenopsis % 20regnieriana % 20anglais . htm
Reichenbach , H . G ., 1887 . Phalaenopsis regnieriana . Gardeners Chronicle , III ., 2 : 746 .
Rolfe , R . A ., 1886 . A Revision of the Genus Phalaenopsis . Gardeners Chronicle , II ., 26 : 168-170 , 212 , 276-277 .
–––– 1905 . Notes on the Genus Phalaenopsis . Orchid Review , 13 ( 152 ): 225-232 .
–––– 1917 . Doritis Pulcherrima . Orchid Review , 25 : 195-197 .
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