Phalaenopsis pallens (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
First published in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 932 (1864)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Philippines. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Philippines
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Phalaenopsis lueddemanniana var. pallens (Lindl.) Burb. in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 22: 119 (1882)
- Polychilos pallens (Lindl.) Shim in Malayan Nat. J. 36: 25 (1982)
- Stauropsis pallens (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in Hamburger Garten- Blumenzeitung 16: 117 (1860)
- Trichoglottis pallens Lindl. in J. Hort. Soc. London 5: 34 (1850)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Phalaenopsis denticulata Rchb.f. in Lindenia 3: 66 (1887)
- Phalaenopsis foerstermannii Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 1: 244 (1887)
- Phalaenopsis mariae var. alba Ames & Quisumb. in Philipp. J. Sci. 56: 461 (1935)
- Phalaenopsis pallens f. alba (Ames & Quisumb.) Christenson in Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 152 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis pallens var. alba (Ames & Quisumb.) H.R.Sweet in Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 226 (1969)
- Phalaenopsis pallens var. denticulata (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet in Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 227 (1969)
- Phalaenopsis pallens f. fourmaniana O.Gruss in Orchidee (Hamburg) 52: 578 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis pallens var. trullifera H.R.Sweet in Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 38: 227 (1969)
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.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
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/
- © 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