Phalaenopsis difformis var. kinabaluensis (J.J.Wood, A.Lamb & Shim) Kocyan & Schuit.
First published in Phytotaxa 161: 67 (2014)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Borneo (Gunung Kinabalu). It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Borneo
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms
- Ornithochilus difformis var. kinabaluensis J.J.Wood, A.Lamb & Shim in C.L.Chan. & al., Orchids Borneo 1: 191 (1994)
- Ornithochilus kinabaluensis (J.J.Wood, A.Lamb & Shim) R.Rice & A.Lamb in Photo Intro Wild Orchids Borneo: 84 (2017)
- Phalaenopsis difformis f. kinabaluensis (J.J.Wood, A.Lamb & Shim) Z.J.Liu, J.Y.Wang, O.Gruss & S.R.Lan in Gen. Phalaenopsis World: 158 (2021)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 1986 | Jukian, J. [4], Sabah | Ornithochilus difformis var. kinabaluensis | K000891436 | holotype | Yes |
| Lamb, A. [AL 4/82] | Ornithochilus difformis var. kinabaluensis | 46682.000 | holotype | No | |
| Shim, P.S. [SPS 1] | Ornithochilus difformis var. kinabaluensis | 49096.000 | No |
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