Editing Paraphalaenopsis

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Paraphalaenopsis labukensis - Flickr 003.jpg
| image_caption = ''[[Paraphalaenopsis labukensis]]''
| display_parents = 3
| taxon = Paraphalaenopsis
| authority = [[Alex Drum Hawkes|A.D.Hawkes]], 1963
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = 
* ''[[Paraphalaenopsis denevei]]''
* ''[[Paraphalaenopsis labukensis]]''
* ''[[Paraphalaenopsis laycockii]]''
* ''[[Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua]]''
| type_species =''[[Paraphalaenopsis denevei ]]''
}}

The genus '''''Paraphalaenopsis''''', abbreviated as '''Prphln''' in horticultural trade, is a member of the orchid family ([[Orchidaceae]]), consisting of 4 species [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Borneo]] and one natural (unconfirmed) hybrid, ''[[Paraphalaenopsis × thorntonii]]'' (''P. denevei'' × ''P. serpentilingua''). Named by American botanist [[Alex Drum Hawkes]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.orchidspecies.com/paralabukensis.htm|title=IOSPE PHOTOS|website=www.orchidspecies.com|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref>

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 35&nbsp;cm up to 3m in cultivation).  This latter measurement belongs to the "rat-tail orchid" (''P. labukensis'') with a maximum length of 3.05 meters (ten&nbsp;feet);<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mysabah.com/wordpress/the-longest-orchid-leaf-in-the-world/ |title=The longest orchid leaf in the world - MySabah.com |access-date=2017-04-22 |archive-date=2017-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422150349/http://www.mysabah.com/wordpress/the-longest-orchid-leaf-in-the-world/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> the greatest length of any orchid leaf. These leaves resemble the leaves of the [[Holcoglossum]]. These are [[epiphyte]]s that bloom in early spring.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aos.org/orchids/orchids-a-to-z/letter-p/paraphalaenopsis.aspx|title=Paraphalaenopsis|website=www.aos.org|language=en|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref>

==Species==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Image !! Name !! Distribution !! Elevation in meters (m)
|-
| || ''[[Paraphalaenopsis denevei]]'' <small>[[Alex Drum Hawkes|A.D.Hawkes]] (1963)</small>  || western Borneo|| 300 m
|-
|[[File:Paraphalaenopsis labukensis Orchi 020.jpg|150px]] || ''[[Paraphalaenopsis labukensis]]'' <small>Shim, A.L.Lamb & C.L.Chan (1981)</small>  || Sabah Borneo|| 500 – 1000 m
|-
|[[File:Paraphalaenopsis laycockii (M.R.Hend.) A.D.Hawkes, Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 25 212 (1963) (48544679207).jpg|150px]] ||''[[Paraphalaenopsis laycockii]]'' <small>(M.R.Hend.) [[Alex Drum Hawkes|A.D.Hawkes]] (1963)</small>  || central and south Borneo|| 
|-
|[[File:Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua (J.J.Sm.) A.D.Hawkes, Orquídea (Rio de Janeiro) 25- 212 (1963) (34640595351) - cropped.jpg|150px]] || ''[[Paraphalaenopsis serpentilingua]]'' <small> (J.J.Sm.) [[Alex Drum Hawkes|A.D.Hawkes]] (1963)</small>  || Borneo|| 0– 1000 m
|-
|}

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[[Category:Vandeae genera]]
[[Category:Aeridinae]]
[[Category:Epiphytic orchids]]


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