Phalaenopsis difformis

Phalaenopsis difformis

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. Ornithochilus

Species: Phalaenopsis difformis
Varietates: (2)
P. d. var. difformis – P. d. var. kinabaluensis

Name

Phalaenopsis difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Kocyan & Schuit., Phytotaxa 161: 67 (2014).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Aerides difformis Wall. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 242 (1833).
• Homotypic
  • Ornithochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 4: 277 (1919).
  • Sarcochilus difformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Tang & F.T.Wang, Acta Phytotax. Sin. 1: 92 (1951).
  • Trichoglottis diformis (Wall. ex Lindl.) Duc Huyen Duong & D.H.Duong in T.B.Nguyen (ed.), Fl. Taynguyen. Enum.: 206 (1984), no basionym ref.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, China Southeast. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatera. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kocyan, A. & Schuiteman, A. 2014. Phytotaxa 161: 67.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Phalaenopsis difformis. Accessed: 2022 Oct 28.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Phalaenopsis difformis 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 difformis. 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 difformis. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Phalaenopsis difformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Oct 2022.

Vernacular names

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