List of the orchids of the Philippines


There are about 141 genera of orchids representing about 1,100 species of orchids 900 of which that is described are endemic to the Philippines. many of them have showy, brightly colored and attractive flowers.
Vanda sanderiana is unofficially dubbed the National Flower, as the only representative of the species is unique to the Philippines and is only found in the island of Mindanao.

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A genus with species that have showy flowers, and in the Philippines, characterized by the presence of fleshy looking spurs. The special feature of this flower is the fragrance some of the species of this genus has.

Found in Himalayan mountains, Southern India and rest of Southeast Asia, the most number of species for this genus of orchids are found in the Philippines. The country represents the center of Phalaenopsis orchids with about twenty two species and several natural hybrids, more than any other country in the world. Some of the species endemic to the Philippines such as P. stuartiana, P. sanderiana and P. schilleriana, have had the greatest influence on hybridizing than any other Phalaenopsis species.
habitus in Singapore's National Orchid Garden
Moved to trichoglottis

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