Small to medium sized epiphyte or epilith. Stem short, erect. Leaves to 15 cm long, to 3 cm wide. Inflorescences to 60 cm long. Flowers 3-20, 1-4 cm wide, pink to purplish; summer to autumn. Sepals elliptic to oblong. Petals obovate. Labellum side lobes red. Syn. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J. Sm., P. esmeralda Rchb. f.

India to Indonesia.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.