Paraphalaenopsis

Taxobox
name = "Paraphalaenopsis"

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Asparagales
familia = Orchidaceae
subfamilia = Higher Epidendroideae
tribus = Vandeae
subtribus = Aeridinae
alliance = "Phalaenopsis"
genus = "Paraphalaenopsis"
genus_authority = A.D.Hawkes
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Paraphalaenopsis denevei"
*"Paraphalaenopsis labukensis"
*"Paraphalaenopsis laycockii"
*"Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua"

The genus "Paraphalaenopsis", abbreviated as Prphln in horticultural trade, is a member of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae), consisting of 4 species endemic to Borneo and one natural (unconfirmed) hybrid, "Paraphalaenopsis × thorntonii" ("P. denevei" × "P. serpentilingua").

They are morphologically similar to "Phalaenopsis" and were a long time considered as species of that genus. Their flowers are similar, but the leaves of Paraphalaenopsis are cylindrical and long (from 35cm up to 3m in cultivation) and resemble the leaves of the Holcoglossum. These are epiphytes that bloom in early spring.