Phalaenopsis viridis is a species of orchid native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.[1]
This epiphytic species has 30 cm long and 8 cm wide, ovate to elliptic ovate leaves. The simultaneously opening flowers have brown colouration overlaying the green ground colour. The area of the column and labellum is devoid of such colouration.[2] The inflorescence is erect and strongly lignified.[3]
This species grows in limestone and in open fields, where it is faced with low nutrient availability and drought, which in turn favours lignification of sclerenchyma.[3] It is found at altitudes of 1000 m above sea level.[4]
The specific epithet viridis means green[5] and refers to the floral colouration.[2]
Phalaenopsis viridis is a species of orchid native to the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
