Phalaenopsis amabilis

Phalaenopsis amabilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Vandeae
Subtribus: Aeridinae
Genus: Phalaenopsis
Subgenus: Phalaenopsis subg. Phalaenopsis
Sectio: Phalaenopsis sect. Phalaenopsis
Species: Phalaenopsis amabilis
Subspecies: (3)
P. amabilis. subsp. amabilis – P. amabilis. subsp. moluccana – P. amabilis. subsp. rosenstromii

Name

Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume, Bijdr.: 294 (1825).

• Type species

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum amabile L., Sp. Pl.: 953 (1753).
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium amabile (L.) Roxb., Fl. Ind. ed. 1832, 3: 457 (1832).
  • Synadena amabilis (L.) Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 9 (1838).

Homonym

• Phalaenopsis amabilis Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24: t. 34 (1838), nom. illeg. - vide: Phalaenopsis aphrodite subsp. aphrodite

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera. Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea. Australasia Australia Queensland. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus II. Pp. 561–1200, [1–30, index], [1, err.]. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 
• Blume, C.L. 1826 ["1825"]. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië. 7de Stuk. Pp. 286–354. Ter Lands Drukkerij, Batavia. BHL Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 6: Epidendroideae (Part three); page 233 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19964-651-7
  

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis amabilis. Accessed: 2022 Oct 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis amabilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 28. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Phalaenopsis amabilis. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct 28. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Phalaenopsis amabilis. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Phalaenopsis amabilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Moth orchid
español: Orquídea luna
فارسی: ارکیده ماه
suomi: Valkoperhoskämmekkä
Bahasa Indonesia: Anggrek Bulan
Jawa: Anggrèk Wulan
Nederlands: Maanorchidee
русский: Фаленопсис приятный
Sunda: Anggrék bulan
українська: Фаленопсис приятный
中文: 白花蝴蝶蘭, 美丽蝴蝶兰

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