Phalaenopsis amabilis

Not bad!
So it is the Phal year for you, isn't it?

 

Nice full flowers. So are you getting bitten by the species Phal bug? oke:

 

I think most white phals are.

 

Did the plant come with a thesaurus?

 

your pictures are getting better.

 

It's lovely, Chris. Nice photos, too.

Don't listen to Jon, he's such a girl sometimes.

 

I think the sucka is a hybrid. No species.

 

Going by the general shape of the flower, shape of the lip midlobe, plus callus, I believe that this is Phalaenopsis aphrodite subsp. formosana. rather than Phal. amabilis.

Unfortunately, Phal. aphrodite was included by the World Checklist of Selected Plant Families [WCSP] as a synonym for Phal. amabilis for many years. Hence the Taiwanese growers called this taxon, Phal. amabilis.

Phalaenopsis aphrodite is easily distinguished by the lip midlobe, which is equilateral triangular in the shape. In addition, the rear of the callus has two teeth, on each side. These features are very apparent in the Mar 8, 2009 close-up image.

Phal. amabilis, on the other hand, has larger, more open flowers, which have an isosceles triangular lip midlobe (one side much shorter, than the other two). Furthermore, the back of the callus has only one tooth on each side.

I hope that helps.

Gary

References:
Christenson, E.A. (2001) Phalaenopsis - A Monograph. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
Sweet, H.R. (1980) The Genus Phalaenopsis. The Orchid Digest Inc., California.