Orchidaceae
Phreatia

Phreatia paleata (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.

First published in Linnaea 41: 87 (1876)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Sulawesi to SW. Pacific. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bismarck Archipelago, Fiji, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Norfolk Is., Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Vanuatu

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Plunkett, G.M., Ranker, T.A., Sam, C. & Balick, M.J. (2022). Towards a checklist of the vascular flora of Vanuatu. Candollea 77: 105-118.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 19, 1977 Ledermann, C.L. [13835] Micronesia, Federated States of K000891350 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W.K. [1478] Papua New Guinea K001222422 No
Dennis, G. [2039] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28838.000 No
Cribb, P.J.; Morrison, A. [1815] K:SPC-44967.000 No
New Caledonia K:SPC-51912.000 No
Norfolk Island Phreatia obtusa K:SPC-34645.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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