Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
var. 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
Subgenus: Phalaenopsis subg. Parishianae
Sectio: Phalaenopsis sect. Esmeralda
Species: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima
Varietas: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima

Name

Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima, autonym

Synonymy

• 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). drawing by Kränzlin.
  • 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, Die Orchidee (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 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).
  • Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. purpurea (Aver.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins, Phalaenopsis J. 27(1): 15 (2017).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Smith, J.J. 1933. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 32 (849–865): 366.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima. Accessed: 2022 Oct 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 31. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2022.