Plate 9445 - Phalaenopsis denevei

Curtis's Botanical Magazine - Plate 9445 Phalaenopsis denevei Native Region: India • Publication Date: January 1st, 1934 Distribution: -Dutch West Borneo, from Sambas in the • Tab Author: V. S. SUMMERHAYES Botanical Description Superintendent of the Nanga Djetah Plantation at Pontianak in West Borneo, who sent living plants to the Buitenzorg Botanic Gardens, where they flowered in 1925. P. Denevei is apparently locally common in Dutch West Borneo where it grows together with its close ally P. serpentilingua J. J. Sm. Herr De Neve states that it usually prefers growing on a special tree (called Melaban by the natives), which occurs by water. In strong plants there may be 2 or 3 inflorescences, each of which may bear 10-15 flowers, the whole forming a very beautiful sight. The colour of the tepals varies from light greenish-yellow to dark yellow-brown. P. serpentilingua. Synonyms Vanda Denevei Zurowetz in Orch. Rev. XLI. 76 (1933). About This Print Original black and white uncolored botanical print from Curtis's Botanical Magazine (established 1787). This 9000s series print is from unissued publisher stock, never hand-colored, representing the authentic plate as it appeared in the magazine. Edited by Sir Arthur William Hill for The Royal Horticultural Society, London.