Phalaenopsis × amphitrite
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Phalaenopsis × amphitrite is a species of orchid native to the Philippines.{{cite web|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:650505-1|title=Phalaenopsis × amphitrite Kraenzl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science|website=powo.science.kew.org|access-date=17 March 2022}} It is a natural hybrid of Phalaenopsis sanderiana and Phalaenopsis stuartiana.Phalaenopsis × amphitrite Kraenzl. (n.d.). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved April 30, 2022, from http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=151147
History
Like all known herbarium specimens from Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Kraenzlin, the type specimen faced destruction during the second world war in Berlin.Christenson, Eric A. (2001). Phalaenopsis : a monograph. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 193-194. ISBN 1604691719.
Conservation
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Category:Interspecific plant hybrids
Category:Plants described in 1892
Category:Orchids of the Philippines
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