Table 1 Differentiated characters among six species/subspecies of the Phalaenopsis amabilis species complex
From: Biogeography of the Phalaenopsis amabilis species complex inferred from nuclear and plastid DNAs
Taxa | Morphological characters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Floral color | Lip color | Leaves with anthocyanin pigment | Teeth no. of posterior edge in calli | Midlobe shape of labium | |
P. amabilis ssp. amabilis | White | Base of lip marked with yellow and red | No | Two | Cruciform |
P. amabilis ssp. moluccana | White | Base of lip marked with yellow, white | No | Two | Linear-oblong with a slight dilation toward the base |
P. amabilis ssp. rosenstromii | White | Base of lip marked with yellow | No | Two | The shorter, narrowly triangular midlobe of the lip, with inconspicuous teeth at the base |
P. aphrodite ssp. aphrodite | White | Base of lip marked with yellow and red | Various | Foura | Triangular-hastate midlobe |
P. aphrodite ssp. formosana | White | Base of lip marked with yellow | No | Foura | Triangular-hastate midlobe |
P. sanderiana | White, pink | Base of lip marked with yellow and red | Yes | Fourb | Triangular-hastate midlobe |