Phalaenopsis pallens

Phalaenopsis pallens

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. Phalaenopsis
Sectio: Phalaenopsis sect. Polychilos
Species: Phalaenopsis pallens

Name

Phalaenopsis pallens (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 932 (1864).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Trichoglottis pallens Lindl., J. Hort. Soc. London 5: 34 (1850).
• Homotypic
  • Stauropsis pallens (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 16: 117 (1860).
  • Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. pallens (Lindl.) Burb., Garden (London 1871-1927) 22: 119 (1882).
  • Polychilos pallens (Lindl.) Shim, Malayan Nat. J. 36: 25 (1982).
• Heterotypic
  • Phalaenopsis denticulata Rchb.f., Lindenia 3: 66 (1887).
  • Phalaenopsis foerstermannii Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., III, 1: 244 (1887).
  • Phalaenopsis mariae var. alba Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 56: 461 (1935).
  • Phalaenopsis pallens var. trullifera Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 1102 (1968).
  • Phalaenopsis pallens var. alba (Ames & Quisumb.) H.R.Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 226 (1969).
  • Phalaenopsis pallens var. denticulata (Rchb.f.) Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 227 (1969).
  • Phalaenopsis pallens f. alba (Ames & Quisumb.) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 152 (2001).
  • Phalaenopsis pallens f. fourmaniana O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 578 (2001).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Malesia Philippines. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1864. Annales Botanices Systematicae 6: 932.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis pallens. Accessed: 2024 Apr 2.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Phalaenopsis pallens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2024 Apr 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Phalaenopsis pallens. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2024 Apr 2. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Phalaenopsis pallens. Accessed: 2 Apr 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Phalaenopsis pallens. Published online. Accessed 2 Apr 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Phalaenopsis pallens. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2 Apr 2024.

Vernacular names

中文: 乳黄蝴蝶兰

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