Phalaenopsis aphrodite-amabilis Gary Yong Gee says..... From: Gary - To: 'Tony Watkinson' Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2014 2:30 PM
Hi Tony,
Your Phalaenopsis amabilis is Phal. aphrodite subsp. formosana see Chris plant earlier in the Newsletter.
Cheers.
Gary
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tony Watkinson [mailto:waos@iinet.net.au]
Hi Gary
Chris has a Phal aphrodite and also a Phal amabilis var formosum. His amabilis and mine come from the same flask.
I am abit confused as to which plants you are refering to.
Tony Hi Tony, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sorry, the confusion is my fault.
Chriss plant should also be Phal. aphrodite subsp. formosana and not Phal. amabilis var. formosana. I didnt pick up this error when I viewed the Newsletter the first time L. Thus Chris benched both Phal. aphrodite and also Phal. aphrodite subsp. formosana.
Looking through my photos Ive found a plant of yours from the 19th AOC Conference Show in 2012 that you got a first prize for as Phal. amabilis, which is Phal. aphrodite subsp, formosana.
I find that the equilateral triangular-shaped midlobe is an easy way to distinguish Phal. aphrodite from Phal. amabilis, which has a lip midlobe that has an elongated isosceles triangle shape. Phal. amabilis also has much larger flowers and they are generally do not have as filled-in form.
Attached are some photos that may show this more clearly.
Unfortunately the RHS Orchid Register did not recognise Phal. aphrodite until recently, so the Taiwanese used the name Phal. amabilis for their plants of Phal. aphrodite. That is the reason why there are still many flasks with the incorrect name.
Once again, sorry for the confusion!
Cheers.
Gary
Phalaenopsis amabilis ------------------------------------ Phalaenopsis aphrodite
Many thanks Gary for your comments Tony
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