Phalaenopsis Harriettiae
Phalaenopsis Harriettiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Vandeae |
Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
Genus: | Phalaenopsis |
Species: | P. Harriettiae |
Binomial name | |
Phalaenopsis Harriettiae Veitch 1887 | |
Phalaenopsis Harriettiae was the first man-made Phalaenopsis hybrid.[1] It was registered in 1887 by John Veitch, who created it at the Veitch Nurseries.[2] P. Harriettiae is a hybrid of the naturally occurring Phalaenopsis amabilis and Phalaenopsis violacea.[3]
References
- ↑ Sarah Forsyth (2011). "Top of the pots". The Garden. RHS Media. 136 (12): 33.
- ↑ "Phalaenopsis Hybridizing". Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ↑ "Phalaenopsis Harriettiae". Retrieved 17 December 2011.
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