Phaius

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Phaius

Overview of species (42)

P. amboinensis – P. baconii – P. borneensis – P. callosus – P. columnaris – P. cooperi – P. corymbioides – P. daenikeri – P. ecalcaratus – P. flavus – P. grandiflorus – P. gratus – P. hainanensis – P. hekouensis – P. indigofer – P. indochinensis – P. labiatus – P. landyae – P. leonidii – P. longicornu – P. luridus – P. lyonii – P. mannii – P. mishmensis – P. montanus – P. nanus – P. occidentalis – P. pauciflorus – P. philippinensis – P. pulchellus – P. reflexipetalus – P. robertsii – P. stenocentron – P. subtrilobus – P. takeoi – P. tankervilleae – P. tenuis – P. tetragonus – P. tonkinensis – P. trichoneurus – P. wallichii – P. wenshanensis

Name

Phaius Lour., Fl. Cochinch.: 529 (1790).

Type species: Phaius tankervilleae (Banks) Blume, Mus. Bot. 2: 177 (1856).

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Cyanorchis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 19: 317 (1809).
- Gastorkis Thouars, Nouv. Bull. Sci. Soc. Philom. Paris 1: 317 (1809).
- Pachyne Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 299 (1812).
- Limatodis Blume, Bijdr.: 375 (1825).
- Tankervillia Link, Handbuch 1: 251 (1829).
- Hecabe Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 44 (1838).
- Pesomeria Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 5 (1838).
- Phajus Hassk., Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor.: 42 (1844), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre.
- East Tropical Africa
  - Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Mauritius, Madagascar, Réunion, Seychelles.
Asia-Temperate
- China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast, Tibet.
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Indo-China
  - Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera.
- Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Australasia
- Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland.
Pacific
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Islands.
- South-Central Pacific
  - Cook Islands, Society Islands.
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Loureiro, J.de 1790. Flora Cochinchinensis 2: 517, 529.

Additional references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 149 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phaius. Accessed: 2023 Sep 2.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Phaius in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 2. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. Phaius. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 2. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Phaius. Accessed: 2 Sep 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Phaius. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2023.
Tropicos.org 2023. Phaius. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 Sep 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Swamp orchids
перем коми: Фаюс
коми: Фаюс
lietuvių: Skėtris
кырык мары: Фаюс
удмурт: Фаюс
Tiếng Việt: Chi Hạc đính
中文: 鹤顶兰属
中文（简体）: 鹤顶兰属

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