Phalaenopsis amboinensis J.J.Sm.
First published in Bull. Dép. Agric. Indes Néerl. 45: 23 (1911)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sulawesi to Maluku. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Maluku, Sulawesi
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Polychilos amboinensis (J.J.Sm.) Shim in Malayan Nat. J. 36: 22 (1982)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Phalaenopsis amboinensis f. flavida (Christenson) O.Gruss & M.Wolff in Orchid. Atlas: 319 (2007)
- Phalaenopsis amboinensis var. flavida Christenson in Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 107 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis hombronii Finet in Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 253 (1912)
- Phalaenopsis psilantha Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 193 (1911)
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.
Sources
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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 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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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/
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Kew Science Photographs
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