Phalaenopsis pulchra

Phalaenopsis pulchra

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 pulchra

Name

Phalaenopsis pulchra (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet, Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 1102. (1968).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. pulchra Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 4: 36 (1875).
• Homotypic
  • Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana subvar. pulchra (Rchb.f.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 31 (1891).
  • Polychilos pulchra (Rchb.f.) Shim, Malayan Nat. J. 36: 26 (1982).
• Heterotypic
  • Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. purpurea Ames & Quisumb., Philipp. J. Sci. 49: 494 (1932).
  • Phalaenopsis pulchra f. alba O.Gruss, Die Orchidee (Hamburg) 2(6)E: 4 (2016).

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

• Sweet, H.R. 1968. American Orchid Society Bulletin 37: 1102.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis pulchra. Accessed: 2022 Oct 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis pulchra 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 pulchra. 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. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Phalaenopsis pulchra. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Phalaenopsis pulchra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

中文: 秀丽蝴蝶兰

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