Phalaenopsis pulcherrima var. pulcherrima
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Assam to Hainan and W. Malesia. It is a lithophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Assam, Borneo, Cambodia, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Doritis buyssoniana (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw in Orchid Rev. 111(1251): 47 (2003)
- Doritis pulcherrima f. alba O.Gruss & Roeth in Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999)
- Doritis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Roeth & O.Gruss in Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999)
- Doritis pulcherrima f. apiculata Aver. in Lindleyana 22(2): 13 (2009)
- Doritis pulcherrima var. buyssoniana (Rchb.f.) Aver. in Lindleyana 22(2): 11 (2009)
- Doritis pulcherrima var. caerulea Fowlie in Orchid Digest 33: 241 (1969)
- Doritis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) O.Gruss & Roeth in Orchidee (Hamburg) 50: 671 (1999)
- Doritis pulcherrima f. cinnabarina Telepova in Rhône-Alpes Orchid. 50: 11 (2013)
- Doritis pulcherrima f. nivea Aver. in Lindleyana 22(2): 14 (2009)
- Doritis pulcherrima f. purpurea Aver. in Lindleyana 22(2): 13 (2009)
- Phalaenopsis antennifera Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 11: 398 (1879)
- Phalaenopsis buyssoniana Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 4: 295 (1888)
- Phalaenopsis esmeralda Rchb.f. in Gard. Chron., n.s., 2: 582 (1874)
- Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. albiflora Rchb.f. in Otia Bot. Hamburg.: 35 (1877)
- Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. candidula Rolfe in Lindenia 6: 49 (1890)
- Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. punctulata Cogn. in Chron. Orchid. 2(1): 2 (1904)
- Phalaenopsis esmeralda var. rubra Stein in Orchid.-Buch: 506 (1892)
- Phalaenopsis mastersii King & Pantl. in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 591 (1897)
- Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. alba (O.Gruss & Roeth) Christenson in Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 232 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. albiflora (Rchb.f.) Christenson in Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 233 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. caerulea (Fowlie) Christenson in Phalaenopsis: a monograph: 233 (2001)
- Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. nivea (Aver.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins in Phalaenopsis J. 27(1): 15 (2017)
- Phalaenopsis pulcherrima f. purpurea (Aver.) O.Gruss & W.E.Higgins in Phalaenopsis J. 27(1): 15 (2017)
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.
- Liu, Z.J., Wang, J.Y., Gruss, O. & Siren, L. (2021). The Genus Phalaenopsis in World: 1-493. Higher Education Press.
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Averyanov, L.V. & al. (2016). New and rare orchids (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Cambodia and Laos. Turczaninowia 19: 5-58.
- 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:
Sources
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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