Orchidaceae
Phalaenopsis

Phalaenopsis tetraspis Rchb.f.

First published in Xenia Orchid. 2: 146 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Andaman & Nicobar Islands, NW. Sumatera. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Nicobar Is., Sumatera

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jayanthi, J., Karthigeyan, K., Sumathi , R. & Jalal, J.S. (2014). Taxonomic note on Phalaenopsis speciosa (Orchidaceae) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Richardiana 14: 242-246.
  • Liu, Z.J., Wang, J.Y., Gruss, O. & Siren, L. (2021). The Genus Phalaenopsis in World: 1-493. Higher Education Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jayanthi, J., Karthigeyan, K., Sumathi , R. & Jalal, J.S. (2014). Taxonomic note on Phalaenopsis speciosa (Orchidaceae) in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, India. Richardiana 14: 242-246.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
72127.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. 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 2023. 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