Phalaenopsis

See also: phalaenopsis

Translingual

Phalaenopsis amabilis

Etymology

Phalaena +‎ -opsis

Proper noun

Phalaenopsis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – moth orchids.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Epidendroideae - subfamily; Vandeae - tribe; Aeridinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Phalaenopsis amabilis - type species
  • Phalaenopsis subg. Aphyllae, Phalaenopsis subg. Hygrochilus, Phalaenopsis subg. Ornithochilus, Phalaenopsis subg. Parishianae, Phalaenopsis subg. Phalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis subg. Polychilos, Phalaenopsis subg. Proboscidioides - subgenera

Derived terms

• Paraphalaenopsis

References

• Phalaenopsis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Phalaenopsis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Phalaenopsis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Phalaenopsis at USDA Plants database
• Phalaenopsis at Tropicos
• Phalaenopsis at World Register of Marine Species
• Phalaenopsis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Phalaenopsis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Phalaenopsis at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Phalaenopsis at The Plant List