Phalaenopsis × intermedia

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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|image_alt=Illustration of Phalaenopsis × intermedia in Henry Sander's Reichenbachia II (1894)

|image_caption=P. ×intermedia (lower) as illustrated in Sander's Reichenbachia II (1894)

|genus=Phalaenopsis

|species=× intermedia

|authority=Lindl. (1852-3){{IPNI|id=650550-1|accessdate=16 December 2017}}

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|synonyms =*Phalaenopsis × lobbii Veitch ex auct. (1852)

• Phalaenopsis × intermedia var. portei Rchb.f. (1863)
• Phalaenopsis × brymeriana Rchb.f. (1876)
• Phalaenopsis × intermedia var. brymeriana Rchb.f. (1876)
• Phalaenopsis × portei (Rchb.f.) Denning (1876)
• Phalaenopsis × delicata Rchb.f.(1882)
• Phalaenopsis × vesta H.J.Veitch (1894)

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Phalaenopsis × intermedia, the intermediate phalaenopsis, is a natural occurring hybrid of epiphytic orchid endemic and most commonly seen orchid species in the Philippines.{{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=151228 |title=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=2017-12-16}}{{cite journal|last1=Cootes|first1=Jim|last2=Boos|first2=Ronny|title=A Quintet of Phalaenopsis|journal=Manila Bulletin|date=2016-12-11|url=https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-bulletin/20161211/281530815654548|access-date=December 16, 2017}} A progeny of Phalaenopsis aphrodite and P. equestris, this orchid thrives in the heat of the lowlands, in primary and secondary forests at an altitude of sea level to 300 meters where it blooms all year round. Unlike other natural hybrid within the genus, P. × intermedia is seldom found growing within the range of its parent species{{cite book |last1=Cribb |first1=Phillip |last2=Schuiteman |first2=Andre |title=Renziana Vol. 2: Phalaenopsis |date=2012 |publisher=Schweizerische Orchideenstiftung |location=Switzerland |isbn=978-3-7245-0910-3 |page=60 |edition=First |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vP3OBQAAQBAJ |access-date=6 December 2018}} and has formed sexually reproducing, stable populations in the wild.{{cite journal|title=Phalaenopsis, The Genus - Beginner's Handbook, XXIII|journal=American Orchid Society Bulletin|date=November 1956|url=http://www.aos.org/orchids/additional-resources/phalaenopsis-the-genus.aspx|access-date=December 16, 2017}} All red-lipped Phalaenopsis have pedigrees that can be traced back to this orchid.{{cite journal|last1=Teoh|first1=Eng-Soon|title=Orchids of Asia|journal=Times Editions-Marshall Cavendish|date=2005|volume=Third Edition|page=371|isbn=9812610154}}