''Phalaenopsis aphrodite'' is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

found from southeastern

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

to the

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

.''Phalaenopsis aphrodite'' Rchb.f. , Plants of the World Online , Kew Science. (n.d.). Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. Retrieved May 7, 2022, from https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:650507–1

Subspecies

*''Phalaenopsis aphrodite'' subsp. ''aphrodite'' (the Philippines) *''Phalaenopsis aphrodite'' subsp. ''formosana'' Christenson (Southeastern Taiwan)

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aphrodite Aphrodite ( ; grc-gre, Ἀφροδίτη, Aphrodítē; , , ) is an ancient Greek goddess associated with love, lust, beauty, pleasure, passion, and procreation. She was syncretized with the Roman goddess . Aphrodite's major symbols include ...

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