Phalaenopsis amabilis

Phalaenopsis amabilis
Conservation status
	CITES Appendix II (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Phalaenopsis
Species:	P. amabilis
Binomial name
	Phalaenopsis amabilis; (L.) Blume
Subspecies
	Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis; Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. moluccana (Schltr.) Christenson; Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. rosenstromii (F.M.Bailey) Christenson;
Synonyms
	Epidendrum amabile L.; Cymbidium amabile (L.) Roxb.; Synadena amabilis (L.) Raf.; Synonyms of Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. amabilis Phalaenopsis amabilis f. concolor Baume & Christenson; Phalaenopsis amabilis f. fuscata (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & M.Wolff; Phalaenopsis amabilis var. fuscata Rchb.f.; Phalaenopsis amabilis var. gloriosa (Rchb.f.) Brero; Phalaenopsis amabilis var. ramosa van Deventer; Phalaenopsis elisabethae Anon.; Phalaenopsis gloriosa Rchb.f.; Phalaenopsis grandiflora Lindl.; Phalaenopsis rimestadiana (L.Linden) Rolfe; Synonyms of Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. moluccana Phalaenopsis celebica Vlooten; Synonyms of Phalaenopsis amabilis subsp. rosenstromii Phalaenopsis amabilis var. rosenstromii (F.M.Bailey) Nicholls; Phalaenopsis rosenstromii F.M.Bailey;

Phalaenopsis amabilis, commonly known as the moon orchid, moth orchid, or mariposa orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It is widely cultivated as a decorative houseplant. It is an epiphytic or lithophytic herb with long, thick roots, between two and eight thick, fleshy leaves with their bases hiding the stem and nearly flat, white, long-lasting flowers on a branching flowering stem with up to ten flowers on each branch.

Phalaenopsis amabilis is native to Maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Australia. It has three subspecies: P. a. amabilis, native to the Philippines (Palawan), Malaysia (Borneo), Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, and Java); P. a. moluccana, native to the Maluku Islands (Seram and Buru Islands) and Sulawesi of Indonesia; and P. a. rosenstromii, native to Papua New Guinea and Australia (northeastern Queensland).

Phalaenospsis amabilis is one of the three national flowers of Indonesia, where it is known as anggrek bulan (lit. "moon orchid").

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