Phalaenopsis Blume, Bijdr. (1825) 294
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Synonyms: Doritis Lindl. , Grafia A.D.Hawkes , Kingidium P.F.Hunt , Kingiella Rolfe , Lesliea Seidenf. , Polychilos Breda , Polystylus Hasselt ex Hassk. , Stauritis Rchb.f. , Stauroglottis Schauer , Synadena Raf.
A genus of c. 60 species; c. 50 species in Malesia.
Distribution: Tropical Asia, Malesia, Australia