Kalmar "Phalaenopsis" suna ne da ke nufin wani nau'in orchids, wanda aka fi sani da orchids asu, wanda ya kasance a kudu maso gabashin Asiya, tsibirin Pacific, da arewacin Australia. Wadannan orchids sun shahara saboda manyan furanni masu ban sha'awa kuma ana noma su sosai azaman tsire-tsire na gida ko don amfani da su a cikin shirye-shiryen fure. Kalmar “Phalaenopsis” ta samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci “phalaina,” ma’ana asu, da “opsis,” ma’ana kamanni ko kamanni, dangane da siffar furannin orchid masu kama da asu a cikin jirgi.