Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis wilsonii Rolfe

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1909: 65 (1909)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Assam (Nagaland) to S. China and N. Indo-China. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, Myanmar, Tibet, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dalström, S. & Ormerod, P. (2010). Green Phalaenopsis. Orchids; the Magazine of the American Orchid Society 79: 706-709.
  • Dalström, S. (2006). It is not easy being green. Selbyana 27: 208-214.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Liu, Z.J., Wang, J.Y., Gruss, O. & Siren, L. (2021). The Genus Phalaenopsis in World: 1-493. Higher Education Press.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dalström, S. & Ormerod, P. (2010). Green Phalaenopsis. Orchids; the Magazine of the American Orchid Society 79: 706-709.
  • Dalström, S. (2006). It is not easy being green. Selbyana 27: 208-214.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 5, 2002 Luo Yi-bo China K:SPC-62151.000 No
Jan 1, 1997 Wilson, E.H. [4576] China K000891371 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000891372 Unknown Type Material Yes
China K:SPC-58393.000 No
Wilson, E.H. [s.n.] China K000891373 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wilson, E.H. [4576] China K000891370 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0