Phalaenopsis equestris (Schauer) Rchb.f.
First published in Linnaea 22: 864 (1850)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Taiwan (Hsiao, Lan Yü) to Philippines. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Philippines, Taiwan
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Stauroglottis equestris Schauer in Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 432 (1843)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Phalaenopsis equestris f. alba (H.R.Sweet) Christenson in Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 244 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis equestris var. alba H.R.Sweet in Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 334 (1969)
- Phalaenopsis equestris f. aurea Christenson in Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 245 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis equestris f. cyanochila O.Gruss in Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 749 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucaspis Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 15: 688 (1881)
- Phalaenopsis equestris f. leucaspis (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 86(10, Suppl.): 19 (2017)
- Phalaenopsis equestris var. leucotanthe Rchb.f. ex God.-Leb. in Orchidophile (Argenteuil) 3: 490 (1883)
- Phalaenopsis equestris f. leucotanthe (Rchb.f. ex God.-Leb.) O.Gruss in Orchids (West Palm Beach) 86(10, Suppl.): 22 (2017)
- Phalaenopsis equestris var. rosea Valmayor & D.Tiu in Philipp. Orchid Rev. A-V(3): 18 (1983)
- Phalaenopsis riteiwanensis Masam. in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 24: 213 (1934)
- Phalaenopsis rosea Lindl. in Gard. Chron. 1848: 671 (1848)
- Phalaenopsis rosea var. aurantiaca Gower in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 41: 216 (1892)
- Phalaenopsis rosea var. deliciosa Burb. in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 22: 119 (1882)
- Phalaenopsis rosea var. leucaspis Rolfe in Gard. Chron., n.s., 26: 276 (1886)
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.
- 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? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28435.000 | No | ||||
| 40084.000 | No | ||||
| 41040.000 | No | ||||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | 48405.000 | No | |||
| 5742.000 | No | ||||
| Lamb, A. [ALPF4/83], Philippines | 72917.000 | No | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.], Philippines | K000891581 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.], Philippines | K000891579 | Yes | |||
| Cuming, H. [2051], Philippines | K000891578 | Yes | |||
| s.coll. [s.n.], Philippines | K000891582 | Yes | |||
| Lobb, T. [s.n.], Philippines | K000891580 | Unknown type material | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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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/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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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/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images