Papilionanthe

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]

  1. Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay - Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand
  2. Papilionanthe greenii (W.W.Sm.) Garay - Bhutan
  3. Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  4. Papilionanthe pedunculata (Kerr) Garay - Cambodia, Vietnam
  5. Papilionanthe sillemiana (Rchb.f.) Garay - Myanmar
  6. Papilionanthe subulata (Willd.) Garay - India, Sri Lanka
  7. Papilionanthe taiwaniana (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. Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay - Bali, Lombok, Timor
  10. Papilionanthe uniflora (Lindl.) Garay - Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
  11. Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb.f.) Garay - Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, China

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

Hybrids

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

See also

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.
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart


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