PHALAENOPSIS AMABILIS 
Phalaenonsls — moth-1 ike; atnobilis — lovely. 
English name: 
Moon Orchid; Moth Orchid. 
Origin : 
Java to the Philippines and 
Moluccas. 
Garden use: 
Grown on pieces of wood, 
bark or coconut husk, in half 
shade. 
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Propagation : 
by side shoots taken from an 
old plant. 
A, an inflorescence; on the left the leaves and 
base of inflorescence stalk. 
B, flower in face view. 
C, vertical section of flower. 
