ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. PP37,047, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to ANTHURA B.V. (Bleiswijk, Belgium).
"Phalaenopsis plant named 'PHA248938'" was invented by Martinus Nicolaas Gerardus van Swieten (Utrecht, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named 'PHA248938', characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; strong flowering stems; strong leaves; freely flowering habit with typically two inflorescences developing per plant, each inflorescence with numerous flowers; reddish purple-colored flowers with orangish white-colored petal and sepal marg...