Phalaenopsis mirabilis
Phalaenopsis mirabilis is a species of orchid native to Vietnam and Thailand. The specific epithet "mirabilis" means wonderful, marvellous or extraordinary. Description. This species is a miniature, warm to cool growing branch and canopy epiphyte. It has a short stem, which is enclosed in leaf sheaths. The leaves are oval-elliptic and unequally bilobed at the apex. 0.7 cm wide flowers arise from pendent to erect, 8-10 cm long, few to several flowered inflorescence. Flowering occurs from September to October. Ecology. This species occurs in primary and old secondary, dry, evergreen, broad-leaved, lowland and montane forests  at elevations of 680-1300 m above sea level. It is commonly present along stream valleys. Taxonomy. Within the subgenus "Parishianae" it is placed in the same clade as species of section "Aphyllae". It appears to be closely related to "Phalaenopsis pulcherrima". Two other analyses suggest a close relationship to "Phalaenopsis deliciosa". Conservation. It is very rare and has only been recorded in few locations. Its estimated IUCN conservation status is data deficient (DD). International trade is regulated through the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade.