Phalaenopsis tetraspis Rchb.f.
First published in Xenia Orchid. 2: 146 (1870)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Andaman and 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
- Phalaenopsis speciosa var. tetraspis (Rchb.f.) H.R.Sweet in Amer. Orchid Soc. Bull. 37: 1092 (1968), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Phalaenopsis barrii King ex Hook.f. in Cent. Orchid. Pl.: 38 (1895), pro syn.
- Phalaenopsis speciosa Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 15: 562 (1881)
- Phalaenopsis speciosa subvar. christiana (E.S.Berk.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 39 (1891)
- Phalaenopsis speciosa var. christiana E.S.Berk. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 745 (1882)
- Phalaenopsis speciosa var. imperatrix E.S.Berk. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 18: 745 (1882)
- Phalaenopsis speciosa subvar. imperatrix (E.S.Berk.) A.H.Kent in H.J.Veitch, Man. Orchid. Pl. 7: 38 (1891)
- Phalaenopsis speciosa var. maculata Gower in Garden (London, 1871-1927) 37: 582 (1890)
- Phalaenopsis sumatrana var. alba G.Wilson in Orchid World 5: 146 (1915)
- Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. alba O.Gruss & Koop. in Orchid Digest 80: 280 (2019)
- Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. brunneola O.Gruss & Koop. in Orchid Digest 80: 280 (2019)
- Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. christiana (E.S.Berk.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins in Phalaenopsis J. 26(4): 19 (2016)
- Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. imperatrix (E.S.Berk.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins in Phalaenopsis J. 26(4): 19 (2016)
- Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. livida O.Gruss & S.Tönne in Orchidee, Taxon. Mitt. 3(5): 37 (2017)
- Phalaenopsis tetraspis f. speciosa (Rchb.f.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins in Phalaenopsis J. 26(4): 18 (2016)
- Polychilos speciosa (Rchb.f.) Shim in Malayan Nat. J. 36: 26 (1982)
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.
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
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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