Is this Phalaenopsis fasciata?

[Discus]

Hi all,

A member of our local orchid society has been given several of these plants and has kindly offered to infect me with YAP - I rather like this one!

She sent me this picture (attached to post); to me it looks most like Phalaenopsis fasciata, but I am not very familiar with species in this group, nor do I have any books that adequately cover the species.

The flowers are apparently approximately 4cm across.

Can anyone confirm this ID or suggest another more accurate one?

Thanks!

[BruceP]

It appears to be fasciata. Here is a good reference site:
Phalaenopsis species by alphabetical order.

[camille1585]

I checked in one of my Phal books, and it does look like fasciata.

[Merlyn]

I'm quoting our society's Phal. guru;

"Doesn't look like a fasciata to me. Looks like a hybrid of maybe Phal Yardstick (fasciata X hieroglyphica) or Spica (fasciata X lueddemanniana). "

That would explain why many see the fasciata in it.

[ronaldhanko]

Don't know what it is but it's lovely.

[Discus]

Originally Posted by Merlyn

I'm quoting our society's Phal. guru;

It does look quite a bit like Spica - Phalaenopsis Spica

but Yardstick looks too pale and unpatterned. Phalaenopsis Yardstick

Thanks for the feedback/ideas all

[Merlyn]

She added this note;

I also looked in my Christenson book. Lip is DEFINITELY not a typical fasciata and the markings are very concentrated.

[Discus]

Thanks Chryss - I'm definitely leaning toward Spica at the moment; the colour on the lip/column as well as the petals/sepals and the overall shape seems to match (at least, to my non-botanical, non-phal trained eyes!).

Of the primary hybrids, Spica definitely seems to match best out of those available here: Phalaenopsis fasciata primary hybrids

[Merlyn]

Either way, it's still a beauty !!!

[Discus]

Yes, I'm very excited to get it