Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm.

First published in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 366 (1933)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam to Hainan and W. Malesia. It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Liu, Z.J., Wang, J.Y., Gruss, O. & Siren, L. (2021). The Genus Phalaenopsis in World: 1-493. Higher Education Press.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Schuiteman, A.; Ryan, C.; Nay, S. [s.n.] Cambodia K:SPC-77334.000 No
Schuiteman, A.; Ryan, C.; Menghor, N. [13-184] Cambodia K:SPC-78551.000 No
Ong, P.T. [FRI 67398] Malaysia K000718523 No
Schuiteman, A.; Ryan, C.; Menghor, N. [13-184] Cambodia K:SPC-78554.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-05686.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-06236.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-06234.000 No
Malaysia Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-31841.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-06235.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-14318.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-45799.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-03130.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-40444.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-13605.000 No
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-06842.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7348] Vietnam Doritis pulcherrima K001127211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-06843.000 No
s.coll. [7348] Vietnam Doritis pulcherrima K000891392 Type Yes
Regnier, M.A. [44] Doritis pulcherrima K000891393 Unknown Type Material Yes
Doritis pulcherrima K:SPC-13606.000 No
Regnier, M.A. [s.n.] Doritis pulcherrima K000891394 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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