Phalaenopsis robinsonii is a species of orchid native to Maluku, Indonesia. The specific epithet robinsonii refers to the botanist and collector of the type specimen Charles Budd Robinson (1871-1913).Christenson, Eric A. (2001). Phalaenopsis : a monograph. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 156-158. ISBN 1604691719.
Description It is a pendulous epiphyte with 4–5, up to 31 cm long and 5.7 cm wide leaves. Fleshy, white flowers with lilac spots are produced on few-flowered, arching, branched or unbranched inflorescences. The lateral lobes of the labellum are unusually small.
Taxonomy This species is placed in the section Amboinenses of subgenus Polychilos.Tsai, C. C. (2003). Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and evolutionary trends of the genus Phalaenopsis (Orchidaceae). PHD dissertation. An affinity to Phalaenopsis amboinensis or Phalaenopsis modesta has been reported.
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