Phalaenopsis braceana

Phalaenopsis braceana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Subgenus: Phalaenopsis subg. Parishianae
Sectio: Phalaenopsis sect. Aphyllae
Species: Phalaenopsis braceana

Name

Phalaenopsis braceana (Hook.f.) Christenson, Selbyana 9(1): 169 (1986).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Doritis braceana Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 196 (1890).
    • Type locality: Sikkim Himalaya or Bhotan-Himalaya.
    • Holotype: drawing by Brace, CAL†

• Homotypic
  • Kingidium braceanum (Hook.f.) Seidenf., Opera Bot. 95: 187 (1988).

• Heterotypic
  • Phalaenopsis arunachalensis K.Gogoi & Rinya, Lankesteriana 20(3): 275 (2020).

References

Primary references

• Hooker, J.D., assisted by various botanists, 1894. The Flora of British India Vol. 6. Orchideae to Cyperaceae. London: L. Reeve. BHL Reference page. 
• Hooker, J.D., 1895. A Century of Indian Orchids. Annals of the Royal Botanic Garden (Calcutta) 5(1): 1–68. BHL Reference page: 
• Seidenfaden, G. 1988. Orchid genera in Thailand 14. Fifty-nine vandoid Genera. Opera Botanica 95: 1–398. Reference page: 
• Christenson, E.A. 1986. Nomenclatural changes in the Orchidaceae, subtribe Sarcanthinae. Selbyana 9(1): 167–170.
• Christenson, E.A. 2001. Phalaenopsis: a monograph. Timber Press Inc., Portland, Oregon, U.S.A. ISBN 9780881924947. Archive.org. Reference page. 
• Gogoi, K. & Rinya, K. 2020. Phalaenopsis arunachalensis sp. nov. (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Aeridinae) A new epiphytic orchid from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Lankesteriana 20(3), 275–280. DOI: 10.15517/lank.v20i3.44102 .

Additional references

• Nanda, Y., Sharma, H.B., Rao, A.N. & Vij, S.P. 2013. Contributions to the Orchid flora of Manipur (India) – 1. Pleione 7(2): 562–563. --> pdf!
• Imchen, T., Jakha, H.Y. & Deb, C.R. 2015. Phalaenopsis braceana (Hook.f.) Christenson – a new distributional record for Nagaland, India. Pleione 9(1): 244–246. --> pdf!
• Sengupta, S., Dinesh Kumar Agrawala, Bhattacharjee, A., Deori, C., Maity, D. & Choudhury, S. 2022. Notes on the correct identity of Phalaenopsis arunachalensis (Orchidaceae). Nelumbo 64(2): 177–180. DOI: 10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/172161.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Phalaenopsis braceana. Published online. Accessed: 08 Jan 2024.