Phalaenopsis violacea is a species of orchid belonging to the genus Phalaenopsis.The plant has a compact habit, with medium size, wide green leaves.

The individual flower of this plant is small (3.5 cm wide), fragrant and mostly violet.

a dedicated amateur of orchids in Amsterdam,[3] also received some plants of the species and sent some of the flowering material to Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach who described it in 1862 under the name Stauritis violacea.

In the same year Teijsmann and Binnedijk in Bogor, Java, also described their plant.

Since the 20th century the species has been a parent in numerous Phalaenopsis hybrids in commerce.