Orchidaceae
Phaius

Phaius amboinensis Blume

First published in Mus. Bot. 2: 180 (1856)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Malesia to Pacific. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Caroline Is., Cook Is., Fiji, Jawa, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Cribb, P.J. & Whistler, W.A. (2011). The Orchids of Tonga, Niue, and the Cook islands. Lankesteriana 11: 96-177.
  • Jones, D.L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia: 1-496. Reed New Holland, Sydney.
  • Ormerod, P. (2004). Orchidaceous Additions to the Philippine Flora. Taiwania 49: 175-182.
  • Sone, J. & Cribb, P. (2017). Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 1-278. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v27iss1.2022.n11. epublication. [Cited as Phaius terrestris.]
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Phaius terrestris.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cribb, P.J. & Whistler, W.A. (2011). The Orchids of Tonga, Niue, and the Cook islands. Lankesteriana 11: 96-177.
  • Morat, P. & Veillon, J.-M. (1985). Contributions à la conaissance de la végétation et de la flore de Wallis et Futuna. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. Section B, Adansonia 7: 259-329.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Wilder, G.P. Cook Islands K:SPC-21208.000 No
Wheatley, J. [349] Vanuatu K:SPC-53575.000 No
Wickison, S. [92] Solomon Islands K:SPC-51500.000 No
Comber, J.B. Indonesia K:SPC-48349.000 No
Nov 2, 1995 Zollinger, H. [2849] Indonesia Phaius zollingeri K000829040 Isotype Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images