Phalaenopsis

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q133897
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Phalaenopsis

Summary

Phalaenopsis is a taxon[1]. Phalaenopsis ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,427 views/month, #1,042 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phalaenopsis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Phalaenopsis is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Phalaenopsis is classified within Aeridinae[5].
  • Phalaenopsis's scientific name is Phalaenopsis[6].
  • Phalaenopsis's Commons category is recorded as Phalaenopsis[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Phalaenopsis is Phalaenopsis amabilis[8].
  • Phalaenopsis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Phalaenopsis[9].
  • Phalaenopsis's Commons gallery is recorded as Phalaenopsis[10].
  • Phalaenopsis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 19[11].
  • Phalaenopsis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9209[12].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Фаленопсис'}[13].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moth orchids'}[14].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orquídea alevilla'}[15].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kuuking'}[16].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Perhoskämmekät'}[17].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'コチョウラン'}[18].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '팔레놉시스속'}[19].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'koi', 'text': 'Фалэнопсис'}[20].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'kv', 'text': 'Фалэнопсис'}[21].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'Falenopsis'}[22].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'mrj', 'text': 'Фалэнопсис'}[23].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'falenopsis'}[24].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Фаленопсис'}[25].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'sk', 'text': 'Lišajovec'}[26].
  • Phalaenopsis is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Brudorkidésläktet'}[27].

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Classification

Phalaenopsis's scientific name is Phalaenopsis[6]. Phalaenopsis is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Phalaenopsis belongs to the parent taxon Aeridinae[5]. The taxonomic type of Phalaenopsis is Phalaenopsis amabilis[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Фаленопсис'}[13], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Moth orchids'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Orquídea alevilla'}[15], {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Kuuking'}[16], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Perhoskämmekät'}[17], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'コチョウラン'}[18].

Identifiers

Phalaenopsis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 140477[28]. Phalaenopsis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36459[29]. Phalaenopsis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 29322[30]. Phalaenopsis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2804680[31]. Phalaenopsis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 894606[32].

Why It Matters

Phalaenopsis ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,427 views/month, #1,042 of 195,241).[2] Phalaenopsis has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Phalaenopsis is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . An updated classification of Orchidaceae. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Aeridinae
    Taxon rank genus
    Instance of taxon
    Uses CAM photosynthesis
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