Papilionanthe

Genus of orchids

Papilionanthe
Papilionanthe vandarum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

  • Papilionanthe biswasiana (Ghose & Mukerjee) Garay – Yunnan, Myanmar, Thailand
  • Papilionanthe greenii (W.W.Sm.) Garay – Bhutan
  • Papilionanthe hookeriana (Rchb.f.) Schltr. – Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
  • Papilionanthe pedunculata (Kerr) Garay – Cambodia, Vietnam
  • Papilionanthe sillemiana (Rchb.f.) Garay – Myanmar
  • Papilionanthe cylindrica (Lindl.) Seidenf.[4] - India, Sri Lanka
  • Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) Schltr. – Yunnan, Bangladesh, Assam, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam; naturalized in Fiji and Caroline Islands
  • Papilionanthe tricuspidata (J.J.Sm.) Garay – Bali, Lombok, Timor
  • Papilionanthe uniflora (Lindl.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam
  • Papilionanthe vandarum (Rchb.f.) Garay – Himalayas, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, China

Formerly included taxa

  • Papilionanthe subulata (Willd.) Garay from Borneo, Cambodia, Malaya, Thailand is a synonym of Thrixspermum filiforme
  • Papilionanthe taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) Ormerod was formerly included as a species of the genus, but has since been re-classified as a hybrid of Papilionanthe teres and Luisia megasepala. It has been transferred to the nothogenus × Papilisia as × Papilisia taiwaniana (S.S.Ying) J.M.H.Shaw.[5] Papilionanthe teres is not native to Taiwan, but has been introduced to the island. The other parent species Luisia megasepala is an endemic Taiwanese species.[6][7]

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:[8]

  • Papilionanda (Pda.) = Papilionanthe × Vanda
  • × Papilisia = Papilionanthe × Luisia

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. ^ Descr. Epidendrorum J.G.König: 33 (1995)
  5. ^ Orchid Rev. 112(1257, Suppl.): 47 (2004)
  6. ^ "Papilionanthe teres (Roxb.) SCHLTR. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  7. ^ "Luisia megasepala Hayata | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science".
  8. ^ [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
  • Media related to Papilionanthe at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Papilionanthe at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Papilionanthe


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