Phalaenopsis violacea
Phalaenopsis violacea is a compact, warm-growing moth orchid from the lowland forests of the Malay Peninsula and Sumatra. It has broad, glossy green leaves and small, fragrant, mostly violet flowers about 3.5 cm across. It is listed as Vulnerable, and its Bornean form is now treated as the separate species P. bellina.
Where it grows wild
It is an epiphyte of hot, humid lowland forest. No wild GBIF records with coordinates were available, so the details of its microhabitat here come from its broad-leaved, shade-type growth and from what is known of the lowland forests where it grows. Its close relative P. bellina grows in the Bornean canopy with marked wet and dry cycles, but P. violacea has soft, broad leaves suited to shadier, constantly humid positions.
No elevation data were measured. It is a lowland species, generally below about 500 m.
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