Papilionanthe

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Papilionanthe
Papilionanthe vandarum.jpg
Papilionanthe vandarum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Papilionanthe
Schltr.

Papilionanthe (abbreviated Ple.[1]) is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia, southern China, and the Indian Subcontinent.[2][3]

Species[]

  1. (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay – Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand
  2. (W.W.Sm.) Garay – Bhutan
  3. Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  4. (Kerr) Garay – Cambodia, Vietnam
  5. (Rchb.f.) Garay – Myanmar
  6. (Willd.) Garay – India, Sri Lanka
  7. (S.S.Ying) Ormerod – Taiwan
  8. Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. – Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji and Caroline Islands
  9. (J.J.Sm.) Garay – Bali, Lombok, Timor
  10. (Lindl.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
  11. Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb.f.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, China

Hybrids[]

Papilionanthe Miss Joaquim is a hybrid of Papilionanthe teres and Papilionanthe hookeriana. It is the national flower of Singapore.

Hybrids of Papilionanthe with other genera are placed in the following nothogenera:[4]

  • Papilionanda (Pda.) = Papilionanthe × Vanda

References[]

  1. ^ Alphabetical List of Standard Abbreviations for Natural and Hybrid Generic Names, Royal Horticultural Society, 2017 https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/orchid-name-abbreviations-list.pdf
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 477, 凤蝶兰属 feng die lan shu, Papilionanthe Schlechter, Orchis. 9: 78. 1915.
  4. ^ [Alphabetical One-Table List of Genera and Intergeneric Hybrids https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/plant-registration-forms/list-of-orchid-genera-with-components.pdf], Royal Horticultural Society, 2017.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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