Orchidaceae
Pachystoma

Pachystoma pubescens Blume

First published in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 376, t. 3, f. 29 (1825)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to New Caledonia. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balkrishna, A. (2018). Flora of Morni Hills (Research & Possibilities): 1-581. Divya Yoga Mandir Trust.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lin, T.P., Liu, H.Y., Hsieh, C.F. & Wamg, K.H. (2016). Complete list of the native orchids of Taiwan and their type information. Taiwania 61: 78-126.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Ormerod, P. (2017). Checklist of Papuasian Orchids: 1-494. Nature & Travel Books, Australia.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ. & al. (2014). Flora of Thailand 12(2): 303-670. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Sittisujjatham, S. (2009). Wild Orchid of Thailand 2: 1-463. Amarin.
  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 14, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0787] Thailand K000597249 Yes
Jan 14, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0141] Thailand K000597250 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0905] Thailand K000597260 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0466] Thailand K000597259 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000597258 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0127] K000597254 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [192] Thailand K000597256 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0130] Thailand K000597251 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] K000597253 Yes
Jan 11, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [215] Thailand K000597255 Yes
Jun 1, 1985 Kerr, A.F.G. [0286] K000597252 Yes
Jun 1, 1985 Kerr, A.F.G. [0364] Thailand K000597257 Yes
Korthals, P.W. [s.n.] Borneo K000829005 Isotype Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3739] Apaturia senilis K001119919 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 3739] India Apaturia senilis K001119921 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3739] Apaturia senilis K001119920 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 3737] India Apaturia smithiana K001119917 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [188] Papua New Guinea Pachystoma affine K:SPC-19993.000 No
Mar 10, 1927 Wight, R. [s.n.] Pachystoma senile K000829010 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [3737] Pachystoma senile K000829013 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Pachystoma senile K000597248 Yes
Wallich, N. [3739] Bangladesh Pachystoma senile K000829008 Isosyntype Yes
Wallich, N. [3739] Bangladesh Pachystoma senile K000829007 Type Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [1027] India Pachystoma senile K000829011 Isotype Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [25] India Pachystoma senile K000829014 Isotype Yes
Cumberlege, P.F. [719] Thailand Pachystoma senile K:SPC-24612.000 No
Wallich, N. [3739] India Pachystoma senile K000829009 Type Yes
Wallich, N. [3737] India Pachystoma senile K000829012 Isotype Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand Pachystoma senile K000597246 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [397] Thailand Pachystoma senile K000597247 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 3738] Apaturia montana K001119918 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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