Doritis

epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “bountiful.” [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 25]

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Doritis is actually the only orchid genus where orbicules were reported, but we seriously doubt this interpretation judging their figures 8 and 12 (Wolter et al.

Orbicules in flowering plants: a phylogenetic perspective on their form and function

Cytherea elliptica (Sowerby, 1853); Circe pulchra (Deshayes, 1854); Cytherea (Circe) paralytica (Romer, 1860); Cytherea (Lioconcha) doritis (Romer, 1860); Circe abbreviata (Reeve, 1856); Circe fumata (Reeve, 1863); Tapes amphidesmoides (Reeve, 1864); Lioconcha funiculata (Romer, 1864); Lioconcha limenia (Romer, 1864), Circenita callipyga (Bosch et al.

Clams of the Families Tellinidae and Veneridae and Blood Cockle of Family Arcidae From Phitti Creek and Sonmiani Along the Coast of Pakistan (Northern Arabian Sea)

These moth-orchid hybrids--part Doritis and part Phalaenopsis--don't yet have a common name, but they're so easy to grow that they're bound to become popular.