Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis aphrodite
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Phalaenopsis
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (4)
- Chinese
- 白蝴蝶兰, 白蝴蝶蘭, 台湾蝴蝶兰, 臺灣蝴蝶蘭, 蝴蝶兰, 蝶兰
- Japanese
- コチョウラン, 蝴蝶蘭
- Russian
- Фаленопсис Афродиты, Фаленопсис Афродит
- Ukrainian
- Фаленопсис Афродіти
Synonyms
- Phalaenopsis amabilis Lindl.
- Phalaenopsis amabilis subvar. dayana (Warner & B.S.Williams) Ames
- Phalaenopsis amabilis subvar. erubescens (Burb.) Ames
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. ambigua (Rchb.f.) Burb.
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. aphrodite (Rchb.f.) Ames
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. dayana Warner & B.S.Williams
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. erubescens (Burb.) Burb.
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. longifolia Donn
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. longifolia P.N.Don
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. rotundifolia Donn
- Phalaenopsis amabilis var. rotundifolia P.N.Don
- Phalaenopsis ambigua Rchb.f.
- Phalaenopsis aphrodite var. amabilis (Warner & B.S.Williams) A.H.Kent
- Phalaenopsis erubescens Burb.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Forest Botial-Jarvis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest Botial-Jarvis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Pauline Carmel Joy Eje, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.