Phaius amboinensis

Phaius amboinensis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Phaius
Species: Phaius amboinensis

Name

Phaius amboinensis Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 180 (1856)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Bletia amboinensis Zipp. ex Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 180 (1856), not validly publ.
  • Phaius zollingeri Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 5: 42 (1857)
  • Phaius graeffei Rchb.f. in B.Seemann, Fl. Vit.: 299 (1868)
  • Phaius papuanus Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach, Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee, Nachtr.: 139 (1905)
  • Phaius amboinensis var. papuanus (Schltr.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 1: 375 (1912)
  • Phaius neocaledonicus Rendle, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 45: 249 (1921)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Asia-Tropical Malesia Jawa, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi. Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands. Australasia Australia Northern Territory. Pacific Southwestern Pacific Fiji, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands. South-Central Pacific Cook Islands. Northwestern Pacific Caroline Islands. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Blume, C.L. 1856. Museum Botanicum 2: 180.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phaius amboinensis. Accessed: 2021 Nov 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Phaius amboinensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Phaius amboinensis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Phaius amboinensis. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Nov 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Phaius amboinensis. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Phaius amboinensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Nov 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Arnhem Land swamp orchid

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