(Papilionanthe teres)

Papilionanthe teres, (Roxb.) Schltr. 1915 (Kew)

Papilionanthe teres is a species in the Papilionanthe genus. and known locally as เอื้องโมก, เอื้องโมกกุหลาบ, เอื้องฝักโมก, เอื้องโมกข์เผือก, เอื้องเทียน, พึง. This name is accepted name for the species in the family Orchidaceae subfamily Epidendroideae, tribe Vandeae, subtribe Aeridinae, . This species is found in Nepal to China (S. Yunnan) to Indo-China.

Papilionanthe teres 'Andersonii', a truly historic cultivar now genetically determined by DNA sequence analysis to be the actual seed parent of Ple. Miss Joaquim 'Agnes', Singapore's national flower." (Emrys Chew)