Phalaenopsis pulcherrima

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima

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
Species: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima

Name

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima (Lindl.) J.J.Sm., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 32: 366 (1933)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Doritis pulcherrima Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 178 (1833)
• Heterotypic
  • Phalaenopsis esmeralda Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 582 (1874)
  • Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. albiflora Rchb.f., Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 35 (1877)
  • Phalaenopsis antennifera Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 398 (1879)
  • Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. candidula Rolfe, Lindenia 6: 49 (1890)
  • Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. rubra Stein, Orchid.-Buch: 506 (1892)
  • Phalaenopsis mastersii King & Pantl., J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 591 (1897)
  • Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. punctulata Cogn., Chron. Orchid. 2(1): 2 (1904)
  • Doritis pulcherrima var. caerulea Fowlie, Orchid Digest 33: 241 (1969)
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999)
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Roeth & O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999)
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) O.Gruss & Roeth, DieOrchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999)
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. alba (O.Gruss & Roeth) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 232 (2001)
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 233 (2001)
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) Christenson, Phalaenopsis: 233 (2001)
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. apiculata Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 13 (2009)
  • Doritis pulcherrima var. apiculata Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 11 (2009)
  • Doritis pulcherrima var. laotica O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 60: 440 (2009)
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. nivea Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 14 (2009)
  • Doritis pulcherrima f. purpurea Aver., Lindleyana 22(2): 13 (2009)

References

• Smith, J.J. (1933) Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 32(849–865): 366.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 233 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 17.
• Emonocot.org 2013. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2013. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 17.
• International Plant Names Index. 2013. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima. Published online. Accessed 717. Sept. 2013.
• The Plant List 2013. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 25.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate  Regional: China Hainan. Continental: Asia-Tropical  Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam. Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

日本語: ドリティス・プルケリマ
русский: Фаленопсис пулхеррима
中文: 五唇兰

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