Paraphalaenopsis labukensis

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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| genus = Paraphalaenopsis

| species = labukensis

| authority = Shim, A.L.Lamb & C.L.Chan

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Paraphalaenopsis labukensis is an orchid (family Orchidaceae) commonly called the rat-tailed orchid and native to Borneo.{{Cite journal|title=Developing Paraphalaenopsis labukensis (Shim, A. Lamb & C.L. Chan), an Orchid Endemic to Sabah, Borneo, Asymbiotic Seed Germination and In Vitro Seedling Development|first1=Heira Vanessa|last1=Nelson|first2=Jualang Azlan|last2=Gansau|first3=Ahmad Asnawi|last3=Mus|first4=Nurul Najwa|last4=Mohammad|first5=Nor Amirah|last5=Shamsudin|first6=Jumatiah|last6=Amin|first7=Nor Azizun|last7=Rusdi|date=June 17, 2023|journal=Horticulturae|volume=9|issue=6|pages=681|doi=10.3390/horticulturae9060681|doi-access=free }}{{cite journal | doi=10.2174/18743315-v17-230726-2023-18 | title=Flower Initiation Pattern, Developmental Stages, and Seed Morphology of Paraphalaenopsis Labukensis P.S. Shim, A. Lamb & C.L. Chan, an Endangered Orchid in Sabah | date=2024 | last1=Nelson | first1=Heira Vanessa | last2=Gansau | first2=Jualang Azlan | last3=Shamsudin | first3=Nor Amirah | last4=Rusdi | first4=Nor Azizun | journal=The Open Agriculture Journal | volume=18 | doi-access=free }} It is most notable for its very long narrow leaves; in cultivation their length may grow longer than {{convert|2|m|ft|round=0.5|sp=us}}, though in the wild they only reach {{cvt|1.2|m|ft|round=0.5|sp=us}}.{{cite book |last1=Abdul Aziz |first1=Fadelah |last2=Hasan |first2=Zaharah |last3=Zainol |first3=Rozlaily |last4=Ibrahim |first4=Nuraini |last5=Swee Lian |first5=Tan |last6=Sulaiman |first6=Hamidah |title=Orchids: The Living Jewels of Malaysia |date=2001 |publisher=Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute |location=Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |isbn=978-967-936-397-5 |page=61 |url=https://archive.org/details/orchidslivingjew0000unse/page/61 |access-date=3 August 2024}}