Orchidaceae
Phaius
Phaius tankervilleae

Phaius tankervilleae var. tankervilleae

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to S. Pacific. It is a pseudobulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Fiji, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Niue, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis-Futuna Is., West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Cuba, Florida, Hawaii, Jamaica, Mauritius, Panamá, Puerto Rico

Recorded in error in:

Sri Lanka

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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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.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Cribb, P., Sun, M. & Barretto, G. (2004). Phaius tankervilleae and P. wallichii (Orchidaceae), a pair of confused species.. Kew Bulletin 59: 547-554.
  • Hermans, J. & Cribb, P.J. (2023). Flore des Mascareignes 170(1): 1-340. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Khanam, M. & al. (2001). Our present knowledge on the Terrestrial Orchidaceae. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 8(2): 35-49.
  • Misra, S. (2004). Orchids of Orissa: 1-774. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Sone, J. & Cribb, P. (2017). Lady Tankerville's Legacy: 1-278. Natural history publications (Borneo), Kota Kinabalu. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Phaius grandifolius K:SPC-19221.000 No
Phaius grandifolius K:SPC-19215.000 No
Phaius grandifolius K:SPC-19216.000 No
Phaius grandifolius K:SPC-19214.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 3746] Phaius veratrifolius K001119933 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pantling, R. [139] India Phaius tankervilleae var. pulchra K000829046 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pantling, R. [139] India Phaius tankervilleae var. pulchra K000829047 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phaius blumei K:SPC-20312.000 No
Phaius blumei K:SPC-19211.000 No
Phaius blumei K:SPC-19212.000 No
Phaius blumei K:SPC-19226.000 No
Hu, S.Y. [13145] Hong Kong Phaius tankervilleae f. veronicae K000829053 Holotype Yes

Sources

  • 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