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Phalaenopsis floresensis

A small lowland Phalaenopsis endemic to the Lesser Sunda Islands, named after Flores, with 5–7 pendent leaves up to 25 cm long and short stems of 2–3 cream flowers about 4 cm across with pale brown marks at the sepal bases and a rose-keeled lip. It is close to P. javanica but its flowers open fully. It is a warm-growing, shade-loving epiphyte and is CITES Appendix II listed.

Phalaenopsis floresensis
Photo: sunoochi, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows as an epiphyte on trees in lowland forest, hanging with pendent leaves. Detailed habitat notes are scarce; Flores has a monsoon climate with a marked dry season.

Reported from about 150–500 m, a lowland species; sources disagree on the exact range.

Lesser Sunda Islands

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.