× Doritaenopsis (abbreviated Dtps. in the horticultural trade) was a genus of artificial hybrids first formally described in 1935 by André Guillaumin in the Archives du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle.In the 1950s, Doritis pulcherrima (now known as Phalaenopsis pulcherrima) was crossed with Phalaenopsis equestris producing × Doritaenopsis hybrids with more flowers with more intense pink than those of the Phalaenopsis parent and in 1975.